Kanimozhi was reacting to Tamilaga Vettri Kazagham chief Vijay's 'X' post, which extended greetings for Thai Pongal and the Tamil New Year. It also triggered a fresh debate over the cultural and political significance of linking Pongal with the Tamil New Year.
"On this Thai Pongal festival, the Tamil harvest celebration, may the lives of Tamil kin across the world be filled with love and peace, and may their well-being and prosperity abound," he wrote on X.
The CBI on Monday, rigorously questioned the actor-turned-politician for over 7 hours at the CBI headquarters. The probe centres on the tragic Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives in September 2025.
While Vijay has been granted a temporary reprieve to return home for the Pongal festival, CBI sources have confirmed that his legal journey is far from over: he will be summoned again for further questioning at a later date.
The Tamil Nadu State Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), P Shanmugam, questioned actor Vijay's silence over the delay in granting a censor certificate to the film 'Jana Nayagan', asking how he would raise his voice on public issues if he remains silent on such matters.
Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister KN Nehru on Tuesday said the DMK has no connection with the controversy surrounding the actor and TVK Chief Vijay's film "Jana Nayagan" and questioned why Congress party members were raising the issue.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned the TVK chief Vjay for questioning on January 12 in the deadly Karur stampede case in Tamil Nadu.
TVK chief Vijay paid tribute to the legendary warrior queen Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary, garlanding her statue at the party's headquarters in Chennai.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Tuesday strongly criticised the Tamil Nadu government over the recent assault on a youth aboard a train travelling from Chennai to Tiruttani, saying the incident reflected the administration's failure to safeguard young people and curb rising
In a post on X, Vijay said, "On this, the second anniversary of his remembrance day, I pay my respects to Captain Vijayakanth, who has carved an indelible place in the hearts of the people. My tributes to the revolutionary artist."
"Men may come, and men may go, but the party stays on forever. Sengottaiyan is all but one representatives out of 234 constituencies. His representation stems out of two leave symbol and AIADMK. His personal interests have become larger than the party's interests. His personal welfare has