Vanitha Vijaykumar distraught at the demise of her niece Anitha pens an emotional response

Tamil Bigg Boss 3 star Vanitha Vijaykumar is distraught. The actor who has cast her spell across the South Indian film industry including Tollywood is heartbroken at the demise of her niece Anitha.

Pouring out her grief in a moving Instagram post, Vanitha Vijaykumar who made her film debut opposite Vijay in Chandralekha, said she was looking forward to a two-month stay with Anitha from mid-October, an event the duo had planned for the past two years, but one that did not materialize due to the pandemic. The actor was in Dubai when her niece passed away and returned to India on October 8.

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Describing Anitha as a kind, affectionate and generous child, Vanitha Vijaykumar, who had sent Anitha a message from Dubai about her Chennai trip, recalled that her niece was always there with her in her hour of need. She considered Anitha to be a godmother to her children.

Anitha, aged a little above 20-years, suffered a cardiac arrest after a surgery she had in New Delhi and passed away. Her final rites were performed in Singapore on October 4, a day before Vanitha Vijaykumar’s birthday.

The shell-shocked actor, who said was heartbroken and still not able to come to terms with this harsh reality, immediately cancelled all her Dasara plans unlike her other family members, sisters and brother included. The actor found it inhumane for the rest of the family to ignore this tragedy that had hit closer home and go ahead with celebrating the Dasara festival and showcasing their wealth and finery for the rest of the world.

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Vanitha Vijaykumar was not aware of the turn of events taking place in her immediate family till 16-days after the demise of her ‘god daughter’, whom the Manikkam star said was more like her own elder daughter. For the uninitiated, Anitha is the youngest daughter of Indra, who is the daughter of her father Vijaykumar’s brother. Indra and her family reside in Singapore and is therefore the first cousin of Vanitha Vijaykumar.

Distraught that the two years of planning came to nought with her untimely demise, Vanitha Vijaykumar rued the fact that the duo could not say a proper hello or goodbye in person. The actor exhorted Indra to be the pillar of strength for Anitha’s other siblings – Athan and Anjana. Adding that she will pray for Anitha, Vanitha Vijaykumar said she will miss her dearly.

It is not for the first time that Vanitha Vijaykumar has come out candidly against pretentious lifestyles that most celebs follow. She strongly sided with fellow actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu when she went through a tough time personally during her split with Naga Chaitanya.