Chiyaan Vikram recently took to social media to share a fun-filled moment with his pet, a Lar Gibbon. However, the video quickly went viral across platforms for the wrong reasons. While fans online initially praised the actor's adorable interaction with the animal, it soon changed after the post drew criticism. A journalist alleged that keeping a Lar Gibbon as a pet is illegal in the country. Soon, animal activists also took notice of the video and began raising concerns online.

Chiyaan Vikram slammed for video with pet Lar Gibbon

Journalist Siddarth Prabhakar shared Chiyaan's picture with the animal and claimed, "Actor Vikram and his sammandhi CK Ranganathan are in a big soup." He went on to add, "This monkey is a Lar Gibbon native to Indonesia. It's illegal to have it as a pet. It was trafficked from South-east Asia to Manipur to Erode and then to CK Ranganathan' place in Chennai."