Actress Vijayalakshmi, known for her films like 'Friends' paired opposite Suriya and 'Boss Engira Baskaran' allegedly tried to commit suicide on Sunday after sharing a video on Facebook claiming social media abuse and bullying as the reason behind her extreme step.

In the video that she uploaded on social media, Vijaya Lakshmi was seen talking about the torture she has been facing by followers of actor-turned-politician Seeman and Hari Nadar.

She posted a video on social media and said, ‘This is my last video and I have been in tremendous stress in the last four months because of Seeman and his partymen. I tried my level best to survive all these days because of my mother and sister, but I have been humiliated in the media by Harinadar recently. I have already taken a couple of my BP tablets, so in sometime I will suffer from low blood pressure and in a few hours I will be dead. I would like to tell the fans who are watching the video just because of I was born in Karnataka Seeman has tortured me a lot. As a woman I have put up with it to my highest capabilities, I won’t be able handle the pressure anymore. I am from the Pillai community, the same community LTTE leader Prabhakaran is part of. Prabhakaran is the only reason Seeman is who he is today, but now he has been harassing me on social media continuously. You slut shamed me to make me feel the pain and it is up to me to decide on what to do after facing such insults from you. I request my fans to not let Seeman away from this case, he should never get an anticipatory bail. My death should be a big eye opener to everyone. I don’t want to be a slave to anybody.’

After doing a few Tamil films she gone to the Kannada film industry. She became ill and was even admitted in a hospital in Bengaluru. Not just this, she even approached a lot of stars and directors to help her financially. Actor Kicha Sudeep, came forward to help her. She has even claimed to have been sexually harassed by a Kannada actor.

Speaking to the reporters on Sunday, Vijayalakshmi’s sister Usha said continuous harassment by Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman and his partymen provoked her sister to take the extreme step.

“She (Vijayalakshmi) was in a relationship with Seeman for two years. Seeman said he will marry Vijayalaksmi, but after he launched his political party, everything changed. Seeman and his partymen had been harassing her for the past couple of years. We have no enmity with Hari Nadar. He was provoked by Seeman to defame us. A couple of days ago, he posted a video where he said he will cut the tongue of my sister if she continues to talk against Seeman. Ten years back, we lodged a complaint against Seeman. We were forced to withdraw that complaint following death threats. Seeman’s influence prevented Vijayalakshmi from receiving any film opportunities. We moved to Bangalore and even there we were tortured by Seeman. We again came back to Chennai on March 8, 2020 and we lodged a complaint against Seeman. No action has been taken on that till date. We don’t want anything. We just want to live in peace,” she added.

The Adyar Magistrate has recorded Vijayalakshmi’s statement. A complaint has been lodged on behalf of Vijayalakshmi against Seeman at the Adyar police station.