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As TVK’s Vijay eyes Tamil Nadu CM seat, a look at how his parents engineered the rise despite early reluctance

The Indian Express·Entertainment Desk·28 days ago
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Proving most political analyses and exit polls wrong, actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026 . Despite it being their debut polls, Vijay and TVK earned a landslide victory in the state, and when the final results are out, the party is likely to secure over 100 seats out of the total 234. TVK’s massive victory is particularly noteworthy as only Axis My India had predicted that the party would achieve such success, while most other outlets predicted that the outfit would not even cross 30 seats. Based on current trends, Vijay is set to become the fourth actor in history to sit on the Chief Minister’s chair in Tamil Nadu after MG Ramachandran (MGR), his wife Janaki Ramachandran (née VN Janaki), and J Jayalalithaa.…

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