Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam: a new political dawn in Tamil Nadu

It is not charisma or cine appeal alone that has gone in favour of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its founder C. Joseph Vijay in the 2026 Assembly election. For years now, several sections of the people had been tiring of the AIADMK and the DMK and wanted to move on. Pollsters were confounded by the havoc wreaked by the ‘Vijay tide’.It is not charisma or cine appeal alone that has gone in favour of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its founder C. Joseph Vijay in the 2026 Assembly election. For years now, several sections of the people had been tiring of the AIADMK and the DMK and wanted to move on. Pollsters were confounded by the havoc wreaked by the ‘Vijay tide’. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vijay-tvk-tamilaga-vettri-kazhagam-a-new-political-dawn-in-tamil-nadu/article70960243.ece 2026-05-10T07:14:29.000Z Tamil Nadu {}