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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay connected Monday (June 1, 2026) said the TVK-led authorities would beryllium a “government for all”, and it would ne'er compromise connected secularism, State rights, stream water-sharing, oregon societal justice.
He was speaking astatine a nationalist gathering organised to convey the voters of the Tiruchi East constituency, from wherever helium was elected to the Assembly (since vacated), too Perambur successful Chennai. Mr. Vijay promised the radical of Tamil Nadu that helium would supply corruption-free governance. “I recognize it is not magic, and cannot beryllium done overnight. But I volition marque it happen. I person nary different occupation than moving for you,” helium said, adding that everything would beryllium done according to the Constitution.
Referring to the disapproval of his government, Mr. Vijay said those who had pledged to hold for six months (before assessing his performance) could not clasp their lingua for adjacent six days. “Within half-an-hour of authorities formation, they started speaking. They were adjacent ranting astatine a wedding,” helium said.
Mr. Vijay addresses a thanksgiving gathering for voters of the Tiruchi East constituency connected June 1, 2026 | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh
He reaffirmed that the DMK would stay the TVK’s main governmental opponent, and each different “formations” were irrelevant. Alleging that attempts were made to forestall the TVK from forming the government, Mr. Vijay said the “evil force” (theeya sakthi) and the “exhausted force” (theeyintha sakthi) had plotted to signifier the authorities and proceed to loot the State. “The infinitesimal you decided to support an confederation with the exhausted force, the DMK became irrelevant,” Mr. Vijay said, addressing DMK president M.K. Stalin.
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The TVK, according to him, had breached the power of caste, religion, and wealth successful elections. The percent of votes secured by the enactment was adjacent higher than what was achieved by M.G. Ramachandran, helium pointed out, but was speedy to clarify helium was not comparing himself with the AIADMK laminitis and erstwhile Chief Minister.
Hitting retired astatine those who labelled TVK supporters arsenic tharkuri (illiterate), Mr. Vijay said helium would not stay soundless if they continued to talk sick of the people. “The aforesaid radical who voted for you person voted for me, too,” helium said.
TVK supporters question enactment scarves during Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president Joseph Vijay’s thanksgiving gathering successful Tiruchi connected June 1, 2026 | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh
On the disapproval implicit the instrumentality and bid situation, Mr. Vijay blamed the rampant dispersed of cause abuse. Had the DMK nipped it successful the bud, galore women and children could person been saved, helium said. “I person appointed a squad of businesslike officers now. The ‘Singappen Kaval Padai’ volition beryllium inaugurated adjacent week,” helium said, promising expeditious filing of charge-sheets, speedy tribunal proceedings, and stringent punishment.
Defending the announcement connected workplace indebtedness waiver, Mr. Vijay said helium had done immoderate was imaginable wrong a month, fixed the “financial mess” that needed to beryllium acceptable right. Assuring farmers of his support, Mr. Vijay said helium had not entered authorities to prevarication oregon cheat the people.
Mr. Vijay took an indirect swipe astatine the DMK’s post-election societal media outreach, saying the parties that erstwhile drove governmental reels were present reduced to watching the news. He believed that the TVK had created a caller level of governmental consciousness among the younker and women and expressed restitution that citizens were present intimately pursuing Assembly proceedings. “Our younker and women should cognize what authorities is. Such an consciousness has present been created,” helium said. The Chief Minister besides responded to comments connected his prime of attire. Defending his penchant for the achromatic and achromatic suit, helium said it reflected his cognition towards dealing with everything successful achromatic and white.
Thanking the radical of Tamil Nadu for their support, Mr. Vijay said helium was particularly grateful to voters of Tiruchi East. “Just arsenic Tiruchi is considered the bosom of Tamil Nadu, Tiruchi East remains adjacent to my heart,” helium said. The TVK would tract a section campaigner successful the by-election, helium said.
