Overview
- Actor‑politician S. Devan, who resigned from the BJP citing a lack of meaningful role, said on Monday that he has decided to join C Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
- TVK representatives met Devan at his Chalakudy home for multi‑hour talks and held follow‑up video conferences before the public announcement of his decision.
- Devan says TVK has offered him the post of Kerala state president and that a face‑to‑face meeting with party chief Vijay in Chennai on September 10 will determine any formal induction.
- Devan declined other approaches after quitting the BJP, and he framed his switch as aligning with TVK’s agenda and as a way to give him a substantive leadership role in Kerala politics.
- If confirmed, Devan’s leadership would mark TVK’s most prominent organisational push into Kerala as the actor‑led party seeks to build state units beyond Tamil Nadu and challenge existing fronts.