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Vijay Named TVK’s CM Candidate as Party Charts Solo Course for 2026 Tamil Nadu Polls

The General Council empowered him to set alliance strategy and escalated TVK’s challenge to the DMK as the Karur stampede moves forward under a Supreme Court-ordered CBI probe.

Overview

  • At a Mamallapuram meeting—Vijay’s first major address since the Karur tragedy—the party observed two minutes’ silence and he cast 2026 as a direct fight with the DMK.
  • Delegates adopted 12 resolutions, urging a halt to the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and spotlighting women’s safety, arrests of Tamil fishermen by Sri Lanka, paddy procurement delays, and environmental protection.
  • Vijay accused Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of politicising the Karur deaths and restricting TVK rallies, citing Supreme Court observations while defending the party’s conduct.
  • TVK signalled it would lead a separate front and reported no current alliance talks despite AIADMKBJP overtures, as police limited banners and flags near the venue for security.
  • A resolution on Karur—read by district secretary Mathiazhagan, named in the FIR—described the crush as a conspiracy, and DMK ally Vaiko later derided Vijay’s claims as unrealistic.