Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) Actor and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Wednesday announced that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be a “straight fight” between his party and the ruling DMK. Declaring himself the party’s chief ministerial candidate, Vijay expressed his strong belief that TVK has a “hundred percent chance of victory”.
Speaking at the party’s special general council meeting held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram, Vijay delivered a fiery speech – his first major speech since the Karur stampede tragedy on September 27, in which 41 people lost their lives during a TVK rally.
The session began in a mournful atmosphere with a two-minute silence in memory of the victims. Vijay described the Karur incident as a “temporary hindrance”, alleging that it was “manufactured by the ruling DMK ecosystem”.
Launching a scathing attack on the government, he questioned the administration’s handling of the tragedy and accused the ruling party of trying to exploit it politically.
He said the DMK and its president, Chief Minister MK Stalin, had used the incident to defame the TVK by appointing a single-member inquiry commission and “deploying senior IAS and police officers to damage the party’s image”.
In an emphatic gesture during his speech, Vijay read out excerpts from the Supreme Court’s observations related to the Karur case, and reiterated that the truth would ultimately “vindicate TVK and expose the government’s deceit”.
The high-profile general council meeting chaired by Vijay was attended by over 2,000 members, including district secretaries and office-bearers from across the state.
Party leaders described the gathering as a turning point in the TVK’s political journey, marking its transformation from a movement to a full-fledged electoral force.
The Council adopted 12 key resolutions, setting the political and ideological environment for the upcoming elections. They called on the Election Commission of India to immediately suspend the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the process could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
Concluding his address, Vijay said that the Karur tragedy has strengthened the party’s resolve. “We have learned painful lessons, but we will move forward with greater determination, discipline and commitment to serve the people,” he said.
With Wednesday’s announcements, TVK has formally entered the 2026 electoral fray as an independent force – setting the stage for a direct and high-stakes political contest with the DMK.
–IANS
AL/DPB