 His work regarding removal and banning of illegally placed hoardings received renewed public interest in September 2019 following the tragic accident of Chennai-based engineer Subasri.She had been travelling on her two-wheeler donning a helmet to her house after work when an illegally placed banner fell from a height of approximately 15 feet directly in front of her two-wheeler causing her to lose control and fall to the ground and be crushed by a water tanker lorry coming behind her which was unable to halt in time.A biopic titled "Traffic Ramasamy" on the life of Traffic Ramaswamy was directed by debutant Vicky in which father of Vijay and ace director S. A. Chandrasekhar had done the titular role.