Express News Service
TIRUCHY: Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan on Sunday flew to Tiruchy from Madurai by a private chopper after his chartered flight from Chennai to Rockfort city was diverted.
The actor was scheduled to arrive in Tiruchy from Chennai on Sunday afternoon but his flight was diverted to Madurai due to runway re-carpeting work at the Tiruchy airport. From Madurai, he hopped on a private chopper to reach Tiruchy, a ride that would have cost at least Rs 1.5 lakh.
Interestingly, chartered flights and chopper rides are rare in Tamil Nadu politics, with most leaders travelling by road or commercial flight. While the late DMK patriarch MK Karunanidhi opted to travel by train in his later years, late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa used choppers to visit campaign sites only due to her health condition.