As the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) scrambled for the final numbers needed to form a government in Tamil Nadu, it reached out to potential allies on Thursday through WhatsApp messages. The response from sections of the CPI, the CPI(M), and the VCK ranged from cautious curiosity to visible discomfort, with several senior leaders privately admitting they had never before received what was effectively a government-formation invitation through messaging apps from a party seeking power in Fort St George. The unusual outreach unfolded even as actor-politician Vijay met Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for a second consecutive day with the demand for two weeks to prove the majority, sources in the TVK said. At the same time, dozens of AIADMK MLAs were moved to a luxury resort in Puducherry amid intensifying political uncertainty about who will eventually form the next government in the state.…