MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings – two names which have become synonymous after all these years of the Indian Premier League. The CSK-skipper has been accepted by Chennai and is fondly known as Thala. The rapturous cheers for every Dhoni-movement on the field is reflective of his huge sway over the crowd.
“It’s a big nickname that they have given me. It feels really special. I didn’t realize that it was part of the first CSK song. The way I got accepted and the whole of Tamil Nadu — don’t call my name, they call me ‘Thala’. It’s very nice and they have always supported not only me but the whole team,” Dhoni said.
The name #Thala is very special and I’m thankful to the fans for the love bestowed on me 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ZN9VTUe0vM
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2019
There is one more icon in Tamilnadu who is fondly called as “Thala” by his fans and cinema lovers. He is none other than actor “Ajith Kumar” who has huge fan base across India. Since his blockbuster movie “Dheena” he was called as “Thala” by his fans as there would be a dialogue taking place referring him as “Thala”.
Though many fans of Ajithkumar accepted Dhoni as “Thala” as he hails from completely different field, some fans irked on Dhoni being called as “Thala”. They expressed their disappointment through Social media. Check out some of their reactions here :
King #Kohlli நான் தான் கிங்னு சொன்னது இல்ல Hitman #Rohit நான்தான் ஹிட்மேன்னு சொன்னது இல்ல ஏன் God of Cricket #Sachin நான் தான் Godனு எப்போமே சொன்னது இல்ல
எவ்ளோ கிரிமினல் மைன்ட் இருந்தா #Thala BDay அன்னைக்கு நான் தான் தலனு சொல்லும் இந்தசில்ற #Dhoni பெரிய மொள்ளமாரியா இருப்பான் போல pic.twitter.com/L7yrbVFayG
— ✨Saмyυĸdнa 𝙷𝙱𝙳 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚂 𝙸𝙲𝙾𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙰𝙻𝙰 ✨ (@its__samyu2) May 1, 2019
One and only Thala daa🙌@msdhoni @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/y0gyLOA6lp
— Ganesh Thala✨ (@GaneshThala13) May 2, 2019
#Thala is a very powerful name down south because of Ajith sir.. pic.twitter.com/fopvxzTl4k
— அடிச்சது யாரு….. (@worldcitizen007) May 2, 2019
One and only #Thala #AjithKumar not for you @msdhoni 😅#HBDIconicThalaAJITH
— Dachana™ HBD MASS ICON THALA (@dachana_offi) May 1, 2019
dear @msdhoni for your kind information pic.twitter.com/dt5FcsIKgz
— 𝙷𝙱𝙳 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚂 𝙸𝙲𝙾𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙰𝙻𝙰 (@MuzaqirRahman) May 2, 2019
Real #Thala is #Ajith not you dhoni pic.twitter.com/LW1jmLGYBf
— Sujith Kumar (@sujithmaddy) May 1, 2019
One and only thala ajith
You guys go mind your business🤣💦— Ajithkumar (@kumar87006410) May 1, 2019
🔥..we respect both our thala’s pic.twitter.com/J8yd0DA0Fe
— Chiranjeevi Shankar (@ChiranjeeviJS) May 2, 2019
Dei The***ya admin unakku avlo than mariyathai….
— SuNdaR (@Sundar_S_) May 2, 2019
As both the personalities are leading a successful career in their respective fields, it would be much more healthier if both the icon’s fans gets united and support each other as they both are trying hard to entertain the people of Tamilnadu. What do you think on these comments ?? Let us know your views !!
