Overview
- Prabhakar formally joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the presence of party founder Vijay at his Foreshore Estate residence in Chennai.
- He told reporters he holds no post in the party and said he joined with the hope of delivering good governance to the people.
- He said he had tried to reconcile rival AIADMK factions but failed, and he was earlier expelled alongside O. Panneerselvam.
- TVK has recently attracted other former AIADMK figures, with K. A. Sengottaiyan appointed chief coordinator and Prabhakar’s son Amalan already on board.
- Prabhakar’s career includes Assembly wins from Villivakkam in 1980 and 2011, brief stints in the Tamil Maanila Congress and Samajwadi Party, and a 2016 contest in Kolathur against M. K. Stalin.