All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday took a veiled dig at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay, asserting that AIADMK is the only party capable of defeating the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the state.
"The way he was talking shows that the BJP is becoming strong. He portrays himself as a lion. He only revealed his empty speech today. He spoke about fishermen and minorities. Our PM talks about 'sabka saath, sabka vikas', and doesn't leave the minorities," the BJP leader told ANI.
While addressing a mega rally in Tamil Nadu's Madurai, Vijay said that the contest in the 2026 assembly elections would be between the ruling DMK and his party, TVK.
Vijay intends to present his party, TVK, as a third front in Tamil Nadu politics, an alternative to both the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation's Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site.
A bomb threat was issued to the residence of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay, located in Neelankarai on the East Coast Road (ECR), Chennai, early on Sunday morning, said an official.
The TVK state executive committee said that Union Home Amit Shah's recent comments on the English language have "malicious" intentions and a "direct" assault on Tamil Nadu's two-language policy.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor turned politician Vijay met family members of Ajith Kumar who allegedly died during police interrogation in Sivaganga district.
"In the Tiruppuvanam Ajithkumar custodial death case, a special investigation team must be formed under the direct supervision of the High Court to conduct an inquiry and deliver a swift judgment!" the TVK chief wrote in a post on X.
amilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay participated in the second phase of a student felicitation ceremony at the 'Four Points' hotel in Mamallapuram, Chengalpattu district, to honour top-performing students in the 10th and 12th standard public examinations.
The Chennai Police Commissioner has ordered a probe into allegations of assault on Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) functionaries during fire relief efforts in Vayasarpadi. The allegations were made by TVK Chief Vijay, who claimed that police assaulted TVK functionaries for helping people aff