In an aggressive speech delivered by Cheran, while campaigning for Sarath Kumar and his team for the upcoming Nadigar Sangam elections, the director asked Vishal and Karthi to learn the nuisance of acting first. "Vishal and Karthi should learn to act first, then they can compete for the leadership post," he said. The actor-director also supported and highlighted about the different initiatives that Sarath Kumar and Radharavi have done for the Sangam so far. "Pandavar Ani should win these elections; they would definitely run away within three weeks after seeing the amount of works and efforts required here," he said sarcastically.