Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Mr. Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) on Wednesday handed a decision declaring him because the chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Meeting elections and that any alliance for the polls can be shaped solely beneath the occasion’s management.
The announcement was made at TVK’s first normal council assembly for the reason that September 27 stampede on the Vijay rally in Karur that claimed 41 lives. The rally at a non-public corridor in Mamallapuram started with a tribute to the victims of the stampede.
Within the assembly, which was his first public tackle for the reason that incident, Mr. Vijay launched a blistering assault on the DMK authorities, accusing Chief Minister MK Stalin of spreading lies in Parliament and public boards.
He mentioned that whereas the occasion had remained silent in regards to the stampede out of respect for the victims, the ruling occasion had used the interval to “unfold lies and deform info to achieve political distance.”
“These in energy ought to present accountability as a substitute of conceitedness. The persons are watching all the things and the reality will come out,” mentioned Mr. Vijay, accusing the federal government of attempting to weaken TVK by a smear marketing campaign and muzzling by bureaucrats.
Referring to the Supreme Court docket’s observations in reference to the Karur rampage case, Mr. Vijay mentioned the investigation course of itself has been politicized. He mentioned the SC had additionally questioned the dealing with of the investigation into the stampede incident, asking why the Madras Excessive Court docket had appointed a particular investigation crew when the unique petitioner was merely looking for pointers for crowd security.
He mentioned that by attacking the prime minister, the truth that his officers and occasion members had repeatedly spoken out in regards to the stampede and tried to elucidate it to the general public confirmed that “the folks have misplaced religion in you.”
He additionally accused the state authorities of proscribing TVK’s political actions by denying using giant occasion venues and imposing unreasonable situations on public gatherings.
“The restrictions positioned on me are unprecedented, no political chief has had such restrictions. When folks line as much as see me, they’re threatened. Is that this a democracy or a dictatorship?” he requested.
Mr. Vijay additionally criticized the federal government for “sleeping” whereas the folks of the state had been struggling.
“This authorities could also be in energy, however it has misplaced credibility. In 2026, the true battle will likely be between TVK and DMK. The battle will likely be fierce any more. In 2026, the folks will train you a lesson. However even if you’re taught a lesson, you should have a ready-made assertion that claims, ‘We settle for the judgment of the folks.’ Prepare for that assertion,” Mr. Vijay mentioned.
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12 resolutions of the Normal Meeting
The occasion’s normal council handed a complete of 12 resolutions criticizing the DMK authorities within the state and the BJP authorities on the Centre. The occasion declared Mr. Vijay its chief ministerial candidate and gave him the ability to take the ultimate choice on the alliance forward of the 2026 meeting elections. The occasion maintained that any alliance would solely be shaped beneath the management of TVK.
Referring to the sexual assault case of a faculty scholar in Coimbatore, the TVK decision accused the DMK authorities of failing to make sure the protection of ladies. It additionally handed a decision condemning the state authorities and demanding exemplary punishment for the responsible.
It additionally handed a decision criticizing “the central authorities’s inaction concerning the repeated arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.” One other decision opposed the particular intensive revision of voter lists underway in some states.
He additionally accused the DMK authorities of misprocuring paddy and claimed that round 2 million tonnes of paddy produce was broken because it was not procured on time throughout the monsoon rains within the delta area.
One other decision demanded safety for folks assembly Vijay and likewise requested for a white paper on investments beneath the DMK.
(Edited by Ajeet Tiwari)
Additionally learn: DMK’s confidential survey reveals that if TVK, led by Mr. Vijay, leads within the Tennessee polls, it might nook 23% of the vote share.
