Vignesh Shivan Apologises For Entering Tirumala Temple With Footwear, Says 'We Are A Couple With Immense Faith'

The couple, Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan, was also surrounded by photographers who were with their footwear on the Thirumala Tirupati Temple premises.

Chennai: The star couple, actor Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan, went to Tirumala Tirupati temple for a darshan a day after their wedding in Chennai, on Friday. However, their visit soon received flak from the devotees since the couple reportedly wore slippers during a photo shoot held at the temple premises. 

On Friday, the couple first walked hand-in-hand in the restricted area of the temple and both of them entered the sanctum sanctorum. After the darshan, while they were still at the temple, Nayanthara was seen wearing sandals on the streets of Srivari during a quick photoshoot that offended the devotees. The couple was also surrounded by photographers who were having their footwear.

Soon after the controversy, Vignesh Shivan issued a clarification by saying that they were forced to exit the premises immediately after darshan due to the crowd and had to re-enter the temple after a while which resulted in the controversy. 

In the statement, he said, "We have always wanted our marriage to happen in Tirupati but due to logistic reasons the event was not possible and we had to do our wedding in Chennai. To wholesomely complete our wedding we made sure we headed to Tirupati directly from the wedding venue to watch Sami Kalyanam and to receive blessings of Sami Balaji."

"We had a wonderful darshan and wanted to take a picture outside the temple to have this day in our memory but due to the crowd and chaos we had to exit and re-enter the premises. In the hurry we did not realise our footwear," he said.

He also that they are a couple with immense faith in God but also extended their apology to those who got offended by their mistake.