Dubai: The Tamil Nadu election results didn’t just surprise, they upended every exit poll that had confidently written off Vijay before he’d even properly begun. For weeks, the narrative seemed locked in: a superstar with a fractured personal life, dogged by allegations of an alleged affair with co-star Trisha, a reported marital breakdown, and, to top it off, his much-hyped film Jana Nayagan leaking online just as he was stepping into the political arena. In any other part of the world and even in most parts of India this would have been political suicide. A candidate attempting to launch a serious political career while firefighting such deeply personal controversies would struggle to stay afloat, let alone make an impact. The optics alone are usually enough to derail campaigns. And yet, that’s not what happened here. Instead of collapsing under the weight of relentless headlines, Vijay has managed to hold his ground and more interestingly, so have his voters.…