Overview

• At a Mahabalipuram ceremony, Vijay presented certificates and cash awards to top Class 10 and 12 students from 88 assembly constituencies.
• He urged families to vote only for candidates with clean records and to refuse bribes in anticipation of cash-for-vote tactics ahead of the 2026 polls.
• Vijay condemned a UPSC preliminary exam question referencing Periyar’s caste as an unwarranted injection of divisive identity politics into education.
• Encouraging broader horizons, he asserted that NEET is not the only path to success and counseled students against undue exam stress.
• He compared caste and religious divisions to narcotics and called on young voters to keep their minds democratic and inclusive.