When Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay made it to the Navarathri Golu

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has captured the imagination of Golu doll makers as well. This year, at least two doll makers at the Kumaran Anugraha Kalyana Mandapam in West Mambalam have made dolls of the actor-turned-politician.

Artisan Kavitha Munusamy chose to immortalise his slashing hand gesture in a six-inch-tall clay doll in gold and multi-colour. “We are all fans of Mr. Vijay at home, and that particular gesture in the Assembly remains in our minds. He had posted a photo along with Ministers with the same gesture after his party won the by-election, which is why I too chose to make the Vijay doll with that gesture,” she said.