Thanjavur TVK dismissed the ruling DMK party’s mega convention organized on Monday in Trichy as an “artificial awakening” and claimed that no amount of “artificial reinforcement” can save the ruling party from the rising public tide of actor-politician Vijay’s favour.
Hitting back at the DMK’s claim of a political “uprising” in the state’s central hub, TVK leader Nanjil Sampath mocked the ruling administration’s massive mobilization efforts during a press conference here on Sunday.
“There is no real awakening there,” Sampath said, noting that the DMK’s show of strength was coercive and not organic.
The war of words comes at a time when the two sides are competing for dominance in the vital delta region. While the DMK framed its Trichy Congress as the “mother of all uprisings” to signal its readiness for the 2026 Assembly elections, TVK countered that the ruling party was acting out of “sheer fear” of Vijay’s recent successful rally in Thanjavur.
TVK alleged that the DMK is using government machinery to create a façade of momentum.
“They are holding constant meetings because they are stuck in a crisis. They are putting pressure on the media and their allies because they see the light of TVK spreading across Tamil Nadu,” Sampath said.
The verbal spat has also extended to “fake” claims relating to welfare schemes.
Responding to allegations that Vijay promised to $The $2,500 monthly grant to women was a version of the DMK’s current ‘Magalir Urimai Thogai’, and Sampath rejected this logic.
“You eat rice and I eat rice. Does this mean I imitate you when I eat? We are giving women the rights they deserve, while the DMK has let them down by turning welfare into a mere nutritious meal department,” Sampath said.
He also highlighted the “collapse” in the education sector by claiming that 12 government universities, including the prestigious University of Madras, are currently functioning without vice-chancellors. He claimed that the bribes amounted to $70 thousand are required to appoint professors.
“A professor or teacher is asked to… $70 lakh for placement in a post… You have destroyed the Ministry of Higher Education,” Sampath added.
He further alleged that the DMK’s “administrative failure” allowed the governor to run a “parallel government as a de facto chief minister”.
On the issue of electoral ties, the TVK leader remained defiant, stressing that they had no immediate need to form a coalition.
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