Curated By: Dishya Sharma
Last Updated: September 21, 2023, 20:36 IST
Vijay Antony’s daughter died by suicide.
Vijay Antony shares his first statement after his daughter, 16-year-old Meera’s death. She died by suicide on September 19.
Vijay Antony reacted to his daughter Meera’s death. The 16-year-old died by suicide on Tuesday. The funeral took place on Wednesday in Chennai. Taking to his social media handles, an emotional Vijay Antony said that he has also died from inside following her death. Vijay Antony said that Meera will always be with him and that anything auspicious he begins, he will dedicate it to her.
Taking to X (previously known as Twitter), Vijay Antony said (literal translation), “My daughter Meera is the most kind-hearted and brave. She has left this world and gone where there is no creed, caste, religion, money, jealousy, pain, poverty, or evil. She has gone to a place that is peaceful. (I feel) she is still talking to me.” He added, “I also died from within when she died. Now, I have started to spend time with her.”
Concluding the heartbreaking letter, Vijay said, “Any good deed that I will start will be under her name. I believe all these will be started by her.”
Read the letter by Vijay Antony below:
On Wednesday, it was reported that even Vijay Antony’s wife Fatima was inconsolable at the funeral. As per a post, shared by Thanthi TV on its official X account, during Meera’s last rites, an inconsolable Fatima said: “I carried you in the womb… You could have said a word to me.”
Trigger Warning: Vijay Antony’s daughter Meera died by suicide in the wee hours of Tuesday, September 19, in Chennai. She was 16. As per India Today, she was found dead in the family’s Chennai home at 3 a.m. and was rushed to the hospital. She was declared dead. As per the report, Meera was allegedly found hanging in her house in Chennai’s Teynampet area early in the morning on Tuesday. As per claims, Meera was studying in a private school in the city and was allegedly battling depression. However, couldn’t verify these claims at the time of publishing.
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