Overview
- Speaking to supporters in Chennai on Tuesday, Vijay said he is an actor by trade but has not acted in politics and accused rivals of stagecraft.
- He addressed last year’s Karur rally stampede and said he reached at the time set by police and that his arrival was shown live.
- He urged voters to choose TVK’s Whistle symbol on the ballot and even asked children to remind adults to vote, calling a ‘Whistle wave’ his expectation.
- He criticized Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for blaming him in the assembly over Karur and questioned DMK’s move to field Senthil Balaji in Coimbatore instead of Karur.
- TVK is contesting all 234 seats without allies on April 23, with votes counted on May 4, in Vijay’s first state election since launching the party in February 2024.