Vijay: From Popular Actor to President of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

The real test for Vijay’s political moves will happen in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, which is scheduled to take place in 2026.

By Rakesh Raman

Popular actor Vijay – who works in Tamil cinema – has decided to enter active politics in India with the formation of his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

In order to formally reveal his party’s plans and roadmap, Vijay held his first rally in Villupuram district on October 27, while he had announced his electoral debut a few months ago. 

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The popularity of Vijay can be assessed from the fact that hundreds of thousands of people came to attend the rally in which the actor announced his party’s vision for Tamil Nadu. He emphasized that his party TVK – for which he is the president – will follow secular principles and the ideology of social justice.

TVK – which has released its ideology song – is supposed to be a regional party which will operate in the state of Tamil Nadu.

At the rally, the Tamil actor promised to promote Tamil as the administrative language in courts and advocated for the abolition of Governor’s post from the state, as governors usually pose hindrance in political processes. You can click here to watch a related video on YouTube.

Vijay, 50, criticized the ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of prime minister Narendra Modi, saying that these outfits are playing dirty politics of corruption and hatred. 

The real test for Vijay’s political moves will happen in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, which is scheduled to take place in 2026.

By Rakesh Raman, who is a national award-winning journalist and social activist. He is the founder of the humanitarian organization RMN Foundation which is working in diverse areas to help the disadvantaged and distressed people in the society.

Inset Photo Courtesy: Vijay / Twitter