Vijay, who was fined Rs 1 lakh by the Madras High Court over his petition seeking exemption of tax on his imported car, Rolls-Royce Ghost, has finally paid the entire entry tax of Rs 40 lakh to the Tamil Nadu government. On Thursday, September 16, the Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras HC that the Beast actor has paid the entry tax on his Rolls-Royce Ghost.
On July 27, Madras HC heard Thalapathy Vijay’s appeal against Justice SM Subramaniam’s Reel Hero remark in the Rolls-Royce Ghost tax-exemption case. Vijay’s legal team in their appeal had submitted that Justice SM Subramaniam made unjust remarks against Vijay and the acting community at large when he said that ‘in Tamil cinema, heroes have become rulers, prompting people to believe them as real heroes’.