Tamil Nadu Assembly elections: Vijay's MGR moment on the ballot box
Actor-turned-politician Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is set to form the government in Tamil Nadu after winning 39 seats and leading in 69 others in the Assembly elections. Vijay's success is being compared to that of M G Ramachandran (MGR), who swept the 1977 Assembly polls after founding the AIADMK.
Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party has won 39 seats and is leading in 69 others in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The party was launched in 2024 and has emerged as the single-largest party, ending the duopoly of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Vijay's success is being compared to M G Ramachandran (MGR), who founded the AIADMK in 1972 and swept the 1977 Assembly polls. Vijay had started groundwork for his political career in 2009 by launching his fan club, Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (VMI). TVK spokesperson Felix Gerald attributed the party's success to Vijay's leadership. The party is expected to form the government, with Vijay at the centre of it.
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