It’s Official: Vijay Declares TVK vs DMK Fight in 2026

Actor Vijay's Mega Rally In Madurai: High On Rhetoric, But Is It On Strategy?

Actor-turned-politician Vijay is at the peak of his popularity, and his star power rivals the pinnacle of such frenzy for the most powerful of superstars that Tamil cinema has seen.

It’s official: Vijay declares TVK vs DMK fight in 2026

From Madurai, actor-turned-politician Vijay announced that the 2026 Assembly polls will be a direct contest between his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and the DMK. Declaring his candidature from Madurai East, he launched sharp attacks on both DMK and BJP while pledging people-centric governance. The rally marked a turning point in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape.

TVK's Vijay to contest Tamil Nadu polls from Madurai East, rules out alliance with BJP, DMK

Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Thursday said that he would contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from the Madurai East constituency. He also ruled out alliance for the state polls, saying the BJP was his “ideological enemy” and the ruling DMK the "only political enemy". Vijay said the Assembly polls next year will see the TVK scripting a new chapter in Tamil Nadu's political history similar to …

There's A Difference Between A Celebrity And A Leader: Vijay Can Only Be A 'Wannabe' MGR, He Can Never Match Even 0.1% Of MGR - The Commune

The recently concluded conference of actor-turned politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in Madurai attempted to position him as the “next MGR“. If one thought this was a new direction he was taking at brand and image building, think again. If we pause to take a look at the filmography of Vijay over the past decade or so, there is a recurring pattern – where he portrays himself as a saviour of the masses as well as political rhetoric where …

Political parties flay actor Vijay for targeting their leaders

Chennai, Aug 22 (PTI) Opposition AIADMK and the BJP joined the ruling DMK dispensation in lashing out at actor-politician Vijay for targeting their leaders at the TVK conference in Madurai on Thursday.Taking strong exception to the actor for addressing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin as "uncle", State Municipal Administration Minister K N Nehru, said the actor has displayed low political standards."He has stooped to a low standard in addres…

ACTOR VIJAY TO FIGHT ELECTIONS WITHOUT TIE-UP | 22 August, 2025 - Film Information

Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay positioned himself on August 21 as the alternative to “Uncle Stalin” (current chief minister of Tamil Nadu), saying that the 2026 Assembly elections would be a straight fight between his party and the DMK. In a fiery 34-minute speech at TVK’s second state conference in Madurai, Vijay accused the DMK of hypocrisy. TVK, said Vijay, would be a “truly secular party” that would never have any hidde…