Battle will only be between TVK, DMK: Vijay
The battle in the 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu will only be between the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), said TVK president Vijay on Friday (March 28, 2025).
Speaking at the party’s first general body meeting in Chennai, Mr. Vijay said: “Politics is all about caring for each and every family in the State. Is it about just one family? Honourable ‘monarchist’ Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, if the BJP government at the Centre is fascist, then what is your government? Your government is nothing short of a fascist regime. Who are you to stop me from meeting the public?”
“Tamil Nadu is a land of social justice and communal harmony. This land is against divisive forces. We should protect our land. If democracy should prevail in Tamil Nadu, the DMK should be unseated from power,” he believed. Had the governance in Tamil Nadu under the DMK’s rule been proper, women would have been safe. But there is no law and order in Tamil Nadu and women’s safety in the State. Women will end the DMK’s rule next year, he said.
The DMK is attempting to change the narrative from issues faced by the people. He alleged the ruling dispensation in the State has been causing trouble for the TVK in organising conferences, meetings, and outreach programmes for the past year. “Despite all barriers, our party will continue to meet people… No one can assert control over the elements of nature. Similarly, those who are daydreaming cannot stop the massive political change in Tamil Nadu next year,” he said.
Describing the BJP as the “secret owner” of the DMK, Mr. Vijay alleged: “The DMK is having an alliance with Congress for elections but having a secret alliance with the BJP for looting…Honourable Mr. Modiji…Why ji…you have an allergy… towards Tamils and Tamil Nadu. The Centre is collecting GST from Tamil Nadu but not releasing funds to the State for Samagra Shiksha; imposing the three-language policy and attempting to reduce representation of the State in the Parliament in the name of delimitation. When you spoke about ‘One Nation and One Election’ itself, we clearly understood your plan. Handle Tamil Nadu with care,“ he said.
“The fundamental strength of politics is uncompromising principles and ideologies. Periyar’s social justice, Kamarajar’s honesty in administration, Ambedkar’s equal justice and equal opportunity, Velunachiyar’s social inclusivity and communal harmony, and Anjalai Ammal’s fight for water resources were the reasons for choosing them as our party’s ideologues. We are the first political party to declare two historic women icons, who are India’s freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu, as our party’s ideologues,” he added.
The party also passed 17 resolutions in its general council, which included urging the Centre to withdraw the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024; extending support to the cause of fishermen and demanding the Centre to find a permanent solution for the fishermen’s issue in Palk Bay; opposing the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur; supporting the two-language policy; opposing delimitation; seeking more autonomy for States; establishing fast-track courts to trial cases of sexual assault; demanding a caste-based survey; condemning the DMK government on law and order issues; and demanding a fair probe into alleged financial irregularities in TASMAC.