Overview

• Addressing large gatherings in Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur, TVK chief Vijay cast the next assembly election as a direct contest with the ruling DMK.
• He accused the state of curbing his campaign with tight conditions, power cuts and cut speaker wires, challenged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin with "are you threatening me?", and questioned foreign trips he alleged benefited the CM's family.
• Vijay centered fishermen’s safety in the Palk Strait and Cauvery delta farmers’ grievances, promising lasting solutions and highlighting local infrastructure gaps.
• The DMK and the Tamil Nadu government issued rebuttals, citing expanded mangrove cover, police conditions applied to past PM events, and the presence of a fisheries university in Nagapattinam that contradicted his claims.
• As his tour gathers momentum, rivals such as Kamal Haasan cautioned that crowd size may not translate into votes, underscoring the organisational test ahead of 2026.