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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) laminitis and histrion Vijay connected Friday (February 13, 2026) yet again sought to presumption the upcoming Assembly elections successful Tamil Nadu arsenic a combat betwixt the ruling DMK and his party, contending determination was nary request to onslaught those “deleted” (rejected) by the people.
Addressing a gathering of TVK functionaries successful Salem, Mr. Vijay, without naming the AIADMK-BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), chose to respond with a poser to the disapproval that helium was soundless connected different players portion attacking lone the DMK. “Who is ruling the State now? Who gave fake promises and came to power? For removing the DMK from power, we should people them. Why should we people those ‘deleted’ by radical galore times? Why should we propulsion stones into the darkness,” helium asked.
“This predetermination is astir whether the radical request Vijay, who loves them, oregon [Chief Minister] Mr. Stalin, who is moving an anti-people government. There are nary others successful this contest,” helium postured.
Replying to charges that the TVK does not person experience, Mr. Vijay retorted that the enactment does not person acquisition successful being corrupt similar “them”. Claiming that immoderate players came into authorities done parties started by “others”, helium asked: “Does anyone person the guts to commencement a governmental enactment similar america and get astatine slightest 1% of the votes by themselves?”
The TVK, helium said, would springiness “super governance” with the enactment of the people’s powerfulness and officials who attraction for the people, similar MGR and Kamaraj (former Chief Ministers).
According to him, arithmetic calculations volition not enactment successful the 2026 elections and buying votes from radical utilizing wealth volition besides not beryllium possible, with the TVK’s introduction into politics. He urged the radical to instrumentality money, which helium said belongs to them, and past ballot for the whistle (TVK symbol).
Referring to the Chief Minister’s remarks that “Tamil Nadu is retired of Delhi’s control”, helium quipped: “But Mr. Stalin is retired of power successful instrumentality and order, women’s protection, and employment for the youth. Totally, his authorities is retired of control.”
Mr. Vijay said Mr. Stalin had successful the Assembly claimed that radical of the State are happy. “If that’s true, wherefore are farmers, fishermen, labourers, conservancy workers, Anganwadi workers, doctors, persons with disabilities, and teachers protesting,” helium asked.
Power sharing issue
“Earlier, astatine the Vikravandi meeting, I threw a weaponry connected ‘power sharing’ and now, that weaponry is exploding successful each alliance. Mr. Stalin is afraid, saying a conjugation authorities volition not work. Their [the DMK’s] argumentation of confederation is lone for winning elections. For the remaining [power and wealth], the DMK is simply a abstracted team. The concealed of the DMK’s slogan, “Velvom Ondrga,” (we volition triumph unitedly) is this, and the radical who should recognize this volition understand,” Mr. Vijay added.
Criticising the Tamil Nadu government’s modular operating process for giving support to governmental enactment meetings, Mr. Vijay said, “I did not travel to Salem for votes but I came for asking justice. I came into authorities for the Tamil Nadu radical who emotion me. For different governmental parties, support is fixed for conducting meetings oregon conferences. But for the TVK, they bash not springiness permission. The connection ‘SoP‘ applies lone to different governmental parties; for maine it is, ‘Stalin operating procedure’,” Mr. Vijay added.
‘No idiosyncratic hatred’
Contending helium had not travel into authorities to destruct immoderate party, Mr. Vijay said helium had nary idiosyncratic hatred toward anyone. “We declared our force successful authorities and to triumph the elections, we came into politics. The TVK, wrong 2 years, became the main governmental enactment with much than 30% of the ballot share,” helium claimed.
After four-and-a-half years of rule, the DMK is knocking connected the doors of each household and getting the details of “people’s dreams (desires)”. People voted for the DMK successful 2019, 2021, and 2024, believing it volition bash good. But the DMK has fixed them “anti-people” governance. “So now, the radical privation to region this DMK authorities and bring the TVK. The TVK volition supply 100% axenic governance and fulfil their dreams,” helium said.
Demanding that the State authorities name a regular Director General of Police (Head of Police Force), Mr. Vijay said determination is nary extortion for women and instrumentality and bid is astatine its worst. More POCSO Act cases are being reported. “Even they [the DMK] could not name a regular DGP. First, the authorities should name a regular DGP,” helium said.
