'Evil, corrupt forces won't rule': Vijay targets DMK, AIADMK ahead of 2026 polls

NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) main Vijay connected Sunday said that his enactment has the spot and resoluteness to decision “evil” and “corrupt” governmental forces successful Tamil Nadu up of the 2026 Assembly elections.Addressing enactment workers astatine a gathering successful Mahabalipuram adjacent Chennai, Vijay said that the TVK enactment unsocial had the courageousness to situation some the ruling and absorption forces. “Only TVK has the guts and the cognition to instrumentality connected the ‘evil force’ (DMK) that is ruling present and the ‘corrupt force’ (AIADMK) that ruled earlier. Whether it is this evil unit oregon that corrupt force, some should not regularisation Tamil Nadu,” helium said. The TVK president has intelligibly positioned the enactment arsenic a wide alternate to the state’s 2 ascendant Dravidian parties.

During the event, Vijay formally unveiled TVK’s enactment symbol, the whistle and blew it connected stage, drafting large cheers from supporters.

Vijay framed the upcoming Assembly polls arsenic a decisive combat for ideology alternatively than a regular electoral contest.“2026 polls not conscionable an election, but a antiauthoritarian battle. What is going to hap present is not conscionable an election; it is simply a antiauthoritarian battle. You are the commanders who are going to pb this antiauthoritarian battle,” helium told enactment cadres.

Targeting some parties implicit their governmental alignments, Vijay accused them of yielding crushed to the BJP. “The AIADMK has straight surrendered to the BJP, and the DMK has indirectly surrendered to the BJP. We bash not bow down to immoderate pressure. Does this look look similar it would succumb to pressure?” helium asked.

Reflecting connected his governmental travel and nationalist support, the TVK main said the people’s spot had brought him into authorities astatine the tallness of his movie career.

The enactment was formed successful 2024. “For 30 years, these parties underestimated us, but the radical gave maine this presumption astatine the highest of my career. People should person religion not lone successful maine but besides successful those astir me,” helium said, urging enactment workers to stay agreed and disciplined.Stressing governmental integrity arsenic TVK’s halfway principle, Vijay added, “We should not compromise our authorities for thing oregon anyone. Each and each 1 of you is important to me; you are the frontline warriors. The spot of TVK volition win, adjacent if nary affable unit is with us.”Describing the intent of his governmental entry, helium said, “We are present to prevention the radical and support the ungraded from anyone who intends to origin harm.”