Tamil Nadu on Monday witnessed history as mega film star ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay made a stunning foray into electoral politics. His party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerged as the single largest party in the state and weakened the long-standing dominance of the AIADMK and DMK. While Vijay’s TVK party won 108 seats in the state, it failed to reach the majority mark of 118 seats, making it a strong contender but not a clear ruler. The DMK won 59 seats, the AIADMK won 47 seats, and the Congress won five seats.
It remains to be seen what comes next for Vijay after he missed the magic majority number. However, his father and filmmaker SA Chandrasekhar pointed out that Vijay’s boldness as a leader lies in the fact that he stands alone “without alliance”.
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What Vijay’s father said
talking to that IChandrasekhar expressed his gratitude and joy that his son achieved a landslide victory. He added that he “appreciates” Vijay’s belief that he would become Prime Minister.
“As a father, I am very proud and happy. My best wishes to my son. In the last two years, his confidence and belief that I will become the Prime Minister of the country has been amazing.” Tamil Nadu. I appreciate this attitude. As a leader, his audacity is that I will stand on my own two feet without an alliance. “I think it is a historic success, a historic victory for Vijay,” he said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also congratulated actor-turned-politician Vijay on the party’s huge victory in the elections. Tamil Nadu.
“I spoke to Thiru Vijay and congratulated him on TVK’s amazing result. This mandate reflects the rising voice of youth who cannot and will not be ignored. My sincere thanks to Congress workers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for their hard work and support. I reiterate that the Congress party will continue to protect and serve the people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry,” Gandhi wrote on X.
Gandhi’s conference achieved a major victory in Kerala assembly elections.
Alliance uproar in Tamil Nadu
Now that it is clear that TVK cannot form a government on its own, it may look to secure support from smaller parties or potential allies. Hindustan Times reported on Monday that TVK had approached Congress to forge an alliance before the elections. The report said that a section of the Congress wanted a pre-poll alliance with TVK and could still support Vijay with its five members.
