Overview
- The Malayalam actor and former BJP Kerala vice-president publicly resigned from the BJP in mid‑August, saying he lacked meaningful space to work and criticising the party’s record in the state.
- TVK contacted Devan within a day of his resignation and two party delegates plus actress Priyanka held a roughly three‑hour meeting at his Chalakudy home before follow‑up video‑conference talks.
- Devan says TVK has verbally offered him the post of Kerala state president and that he has declined outreach from Congress and some smaller parties.
- He will meet TVK leader and Tamil Nadu chief minister C. Joseph Vijay in Chennai on September 10, after which both sides expect to make a formal announcement if talks conclude successfully.
- TVK’s push for a Kerala unit would test the party’s ability to convert a high‑profile recruit into a lasting organisation outside Tamil Nadu, since Tamil parties have historically struggled to win broad support across Kerala.