TVK Madurai conference HIGHLIGHTS | Vijay slams BJP, PM Modi, DMK and 'Stalin uncle in speech; promises people-centric politics
Asserting that the 2026 Assembly election would be a straight fight between the DMK and the TVK, Vijay called on his party cadre to ensure the ruling party’s defeat.
Visual from the TVK's second state-level conference in Madurai
CHENNAI: Actor-politician Vijay went all guns blazing at the TVK’s second state-level conference, targeting the ruling DMK government and Chief Minister MK Stalin, accusing them of misgovernance, corruption, and false poll promises. Asserting that the 2026 Assembly election would be a straight fight between the DMK and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), he called on his party cadre to ensure the ruling party’s defeat.
Taking aim at the BJP in his 35-minute-long speech, the TVK chief reiterated that the saffron party was the TVK’s ideological enemy (and the DMK its political enemy). “The Centre's plans will not bear fruit in this secular land. The BJP cannot win in this state with any alliance.”
Earlier, Vijay sprinted along the 500-metre-long ramp extending from the stage in his trademark style, greeting supporters who presented him with scarves in the party colours, even as a special anthem played in the background.
Meanwhile, as per TV reports, an attendee reportedly died, while at least 200 people fainted due to the heat at the event venue. On Wednesday, a giant flagpole on which Vijay was scheduled to hoist the TVK flag collapsed atop a car, crushing it. A supporter in Virudhunagar district was electrocuted to death while erecting a cutout ahead of the conference.
In light of the lakhs of supporters and volunteers present at the expansive 500-acre ground in Parapathi in Madurai district, over 3,000 police personnel were deployed to manage the crowd alongside drones with medical kits.
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- 21 Aug 2025 2:09 PM IST
According to a Thanthi TV report, TVK chief Vijay will take the centre stage at 3 pm
- 21 Aug 2025 2:05 PM IST
Here’s what Amit Shah said on buzz about Vijay-led TVK joining NDA
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in a special interview with Daily Thanthi, responded to questions about Tamil actor Vijay’s political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), and its potential alliance with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu.
When asked whether TVK would join the NDA, Shah said, “ There is still enough time for the election. Everything will be clear at the right time.”
On the possibility of a coalition government being formed in Tamil Nadu, Shah asserted, “Our National Democratic Alliance will definitely form the government, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be a part of it. We are contesting the elections under the leadership of the AIADMK, and the Chief Minister will be from the AIADMK.”
- 21 Aug 2025 2:04 PM IST
TVK chief Vijay dashes AIADMK’s hopes for support to EPS as chief minister
Virtually shutting his doors on the 'divisive' BJP, and probably, also the AIADMK, for the 2026 Assembly polls, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay on Friday proclaimed that his party would not have any truck with ideological enemies and division forces 'directly' and 'indirectly', and any electoral alliance would only be led by his party.
In a resolution adopted at the state executive council meeting held at the party headquarters in Panayur off the city, Vijay accused the BJP of attempting to divide people communally for cheap political gains at the national level and said, "Their (BJP) mischief might succeed in other places, but never in Tamil Nadu. TVK is a party resolved to march on its ideological path. TVK is not DMK or AIADMK to fraternise and forge alliance with the BJP for personal political gains. TVK is determined in not forging alliance directly or indirectly with ideological enemies and division forces ever."
- 21 Aug 2025 2:04 PM IST
People-centric Vijay represents real alternative force for TN, claims TVK’s Nirmal Kumar
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) deputy general secretary CTR Nirmal Kumar, in an interview with DT Next, asserts that actor-politician Vijay's political journey is not merely about unseating the DMK in the 2026 Assembly polls but more about establishing an enduring political alternative in Tamil Nadu.
Dismissing the possibility of any alliance with the AIADMK, he clarified that the TVK-led front will go to the people with Vijay as its unequivocal Chief Ministerial candidate.
- 21 Aug 2025 2:03 PM IST
TVK conference HIGHLIGHTS | Vijay declares war against BJP, DMK at party's first public meet
Actor-politician Vijay delivered a fiery speech at the first State conference of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the nascent party launched by him in early 2024.
Declaring war against the BJP and the DMK, Vijay said, "There is a group that has been creating divisions among the society.
The ones who are creating divisions are our first enemy. The ones who are claiming Dravidian ideology but are looting Tamil Nadu as a family are our next rivals," he said in a veiled reference to the two parties.
- 21 Aug 2025 2:03 PM IST
Vijay officially announced his political entry in early 2024. Here's a full timeline of what has happened from then to now:
On Feb 2, 2024 - Vijay's political party gets the name 'Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam'
On Aug 22, 2024 - Vijay hoists TVK flag in Chennai; party cadre vows to make him CM in 2026
On Sept 8, 2024 - Vijay's TVK gets ECI nod for registration as political party
On Sept 20, 2024: Vijay announces TVK's first state conference to be held on 27.10.2024
On July 4, 2025: TVK declares Vijay as CM candidate for TN Assembly polls 2026
