Chennai: Tamil actor Vijay joined Instagram on Sunday night, being the latest in the long list of celebrities to hold accounts on the social media site.

In less than 24 hours, the superstar amassed five million followers, some barely within a few hours of joining the platform.

The 48-year-old actor posted a picture of himself in a black suit in his first post on his Instagram handle and greeted his followers, "Hello Nanbas and Nanbis (Hello friends)."

Fans were delighted with his move to join Instagram and also his post. Many sent him heart emojis expressing joy for the post, while some others even hailed him as ‘Thalaiva’ on the post.

One of the users said, “Nice post Thalapathy”, while another expressed delight that Vijay had joined Instagram ‘at least now’.

While the star has accounts on Twitter and Facebook, he had not been active on the sites for some time now.

Vijay is known for his work in the movie ‘Varisu’. He is currently working on ‘Leo’, which is directed by Lokesh Lanagaraj and is set to release in October.

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Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 14 (PTI): The Mangaluru City Crime Branch has arrested three men in connection with the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Azaruddin alias Azar alias Ajju (29), Abdul Khader alias Noufal (24) and Vamanjoor Noushad alias Chotte Noushad (39), were arrested during the last two days, they said.

With the fresh arrests, a total of 11 people have been arrested in connection with the murder so far, police said.

According to a police statement, Azaruddin had previously been booked in three theft cases registered at Panambur, Suratkal, and Mulki police stations. He allegedly provided information about Shetty's movements to the other accused, aiding in the murder.

Khader is said to have assisted the accused during their escape in a car after the murder was committed.

Noushad is accused of having conspired with the others and directly participated in the crime. He has six previous criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery conspiracy, registered at various police stations in Dakshina Kannada, police said.

Azaruddin has been remanded in judicial custody, while Khader and Noushad have been taken into police custody for seven days for further investigation.

Police said the investigation is ongoing and efforts are underway to trace other accused involved in the case.

Shetty, a known rowdy sheeter and Hindutva activist, was murdered by a group on May 1 within the Bajpe police station limits in Mangaluru City.

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