TVK General Council Meet Authorises Vijay To Take Call On Alliance For TN Assembly Polls 2026
Taking place after over a month of the Karur stampede in which 41 lives were lost, the meeting observed a two-minute silence for their souls.
Published : November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM IST
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay has been authorised to take a call on the party's alliance for the Assembly polls next year at a general council meeting held at a private hotel in Mahabalipuram near Chennai on Wednesday. The actor-turned-politician was also announced as the chief ministerial candidate.
The meeting, which came over a month after the September 27 stampede at the party's Karur rally addressed by Vijay, observed a two-minute silence for the 41 persons killed in the stampede. One of the resolutions demanded adequate police protection for Vijay and the public at TVK party events.
The meeting adopted a dozen resolutions on issues ranging from the recurring arrests of Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu by the Sri Lankan navy, women's safety in the state (highlighting the latest sexual assault of a woman in Coimbatore), to the SIR of electoral rolls.
The resolution authorising the party founder to decide on future alliances for the assembly polls was unanimously adopted at the general council, the party's decision-making body. "Vijay is the CM candidate loved by all sections of people. Under his leadership, we will face the 2026 polls and authorise him to take all decisions regarding electoral alliance," the resolution reads.
Halting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is one of the demands forwarded by the council. Vijay had convened the meeting to take future decisions regarding the party, as the ground situation is favourable, said the resolution. TVK will be contesting the 2026 Assembly elections, and Vijay has been very critical of the ruling DMK.
Vijay Accuses CM Stalin of Using "Slanderous Remarks" in Assembly
Lashing out at Chief Minister MK Stalin, Vijay accused him of making "slanderous remarks" in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and engaging in "politics of hatred". "We have been living in deep pain and sorrow all these days - indescribable pain. In such a situation, it was our duty to stand by the hearts of our own people who were affected. That is why we chose to remain silent all this time. But while we remained calm and silent, political traps of hatred and baseless slanders were spun and spread around us. We are going to sweep all of these away - with the power of law and the strength of truth," he said at the meeting.
Taking a dig, he said, "The Chief Minister, who repeatedly says that he has no desire to do politics, spoke many slanderous things about us in the Assembly. The same Chief Minister who preaches magnanimity in words, in reality, poured out venom and malice in his speech. Do you think the people of Tamil Nadu will fail to recognise what kind of politics that is?"
Vijay alleged that his campaign faced restrictions "no other political leader in India had ever faced". "We were told to stay inside buses, not to wave at people, not to stand on the roof of the bus — so many constraints were imposed," he said.
"The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, who has made false accusations against us without honesty or integrity, should be asked a few questions," he said, adding that the DMK government spent "crores of rupees to hire 'learned' lawyers" who "stood helpless before the Supreme Court, unable to defend the government's lies and fabrications."
Referring to the Karur incident, he questioned the government's handling of the inquiry process. "After the Karur incident, a one-man inquiry commission was hurriedly appointed. But soon, government officials and police top brass were gathered for press conferences — in a manner that disrespected even that commission itself. Why did this happen? For what purpose?" Vijay asked.
"The Supreme Court severely criticised the Tamil Nadu government, saying that the police officials' statements to the media could cast doubt among the public about whether a fair investigation would take place — and that only a transparent, fair investigation could restore public confidence," he added.
Accusing Staling of being "intoxicated by power", Vijay said, "Without any sense of humanity, ethics, or dignity, the Chief Minister has begun to play a mere political game while pretending to speak of morality and compassion. The people have completely lost faith in the current government. If not, the people will make the DMK leadership understand it deeply and forcefully in the 2026 Assembly elections," he said. "So I say — start preparing that statement right now: 'We bow to the verdict of the people'," he added.
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