Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, declaring that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be a direct contest between “pure power TVK and evil power DMK”.
Addressing a party meeting in Vellore, Vijay framed the upcoming elections as a personal and political confrontation. “In the Tamil Nadu elections, the contest is between Vijay and Stalin sir. Tamil Nadu is Vijay, Vijay is Tamil Nadu. The war is between TVK and DMK,” he said.
Describing the elections as a “whistle revolution election” – a reference to the TVK party symbol – Vijay asserted: “No one can buy us, our vote is for the whistle.” He urged his supporters to remain disciplined, making a public appeal: “My kind request to everyone, I need to go to Chennai, please do not follow me in front of my car on bikes.”
Vijay accused the DMK government of treason and corruption. “MK Stalin has given false promises and is deceiving people. After we form a government in Tamil Nadu, I will personally meet everyone and go to every district and meet my people,” he said, promising that TVK would “fulfill its promise without deviation.”
In a sharp criticism of the ruling party, Vijay said: “Today, there is a fake model government. A comical state government is currently ruling in Tamil Nadu.” He also found holes in the DMK’s claim that it is running a “super-state”, alleging that it has instead turned into a “comic super-running government”.
Taking aim at Prime Minister Stalin’s statement that all parties were his friends, Vijay questioned the veracity of the claim. “When Mr. Stalin was asked about his political enemies, he said they were all my friends. If we were friends, why did you blame me for the Karur incident?” he asked, referring to the Karur tragedy. “You did everything and blamed us,” he claimed.
Positioning TVK as a true representative of the people, Vijay said, “The competition is between the people of Tamil Nadu and Mr. Stalin. Vijay and the people are like blood and flesh, no one can separate them.”
He further accused the ruling decision of being driven by “bribery, corruption and political gain,” adding that TVK would not “be fooled into trusting anyone.”
Describing the 2026 elections as “historic” and even a “miracle election”, Vijay sought to motivate cadres ahead of what he called a decisive battle between the people and the DMK government.
