Vijay vows to script new chapter in TN in '26

Actor-politician launches a spirited attack on DMK and asserts TVK will emerge as the main challenger in the polls

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Madurai

POSITIONING himself as the principal political challenger to the DMK, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder and actor-turned-politician Vijay on Thursday tried to appropriate the legacy of M G Ramachandran, iconic founder of the main opposition party AIADMK, and DMDK leader 'Captain' Vijayakant to declare that the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu will be a direct fight between TVK and the ruling DMK.

Speaking at the well-attended, second state-level conference of the party in Madurai, Vijay said that TVK will script a new chapter in Tamil Nadu's political history similar to the maiden victory of the DMK in 1967 and the win a decade later of the AIADMK under MGR in 1977.

"Our ideological enemy is BJP and political foe is the DMK. We don't have any underground dealings as people are with us. So, there's no need to forge electoral ties. We will give a fair share in governance and authority to those who trust and come along with us," he said.