Vijay to dabble in politics, fill void left by Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa

Super star of Tamil movies Thalapathy Vijay is planning a political entry and is aiming to fill the vacuum caused by the passing away of towering leaders and former Chief Ministers M Karunanidhi and J JayalalithaaVijay on Saturday interacted with the first three rank holders in the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations from all the Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu The actor made all the arrangements for their travel stay and other incidental expenses along with their parents in ChennaiWhile interacting with the students Vijay evoked the names of BR Ambedkar Thiruvallur and Kamaraj all highlyrespected personalities in Tamil Nadu He also called upon the children to advise their parents not to cast their precious votes by accepting money from different political partiesIt may be noted that the Thalapathy Vijay Makkal Iyyakam TVMI which is Vijays fan club has been active for the past few years in social activities For the past few years TVMI has been active in its social and community outreach across the stateSources close to the actor told IANS that Vijay is aiming to fill the vacuum created by the demise of towering leaders of Tamil politics M Karunanidhi and J JayalalithaaAs per the information he received following a detailed survey conducted at the grassroots level using a national agency of repute other than Stalin there is no leader with panTamil Nadu presence at the momentAlso with the AIADMK bruised and battered following backtoback electoral defeats since the 2019 Lok Sabha elections there is no proper opposition to Stalin in Tamil NaduEven though state BJP President Annamalai is trying hard to put up an opposition to Stalin the BJP doesnt have strength across the state and hence he is not able to fit in as an opposition leaderSources in the TVMI told IANS that Vijay has met a few retired bureaucrats journalists and some influential social and political leaders to discuss about his political entry While the superstar is not planning a move ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections he is clearly targeting the 2026 Assembly pollsVijay has taken a decision for a grand political entry after the reigning superstar of Tamil movie industry Rajinikanth backed out from making a political entry at the last moment after having serious discussions with the BJP leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home minister Amit ShahVijay has reportedly studied the bylaws of both the Dravidian parties DMK and AIADMK and has asked his strategists to structure the new partys bylaw by blending the essence of the two Dravidian partiesIt may be recalled that Vijays fans had contested the 2021 rural body polls as Independents As many as 129 of those who contested won the electionsBussy N Anand a former Congress MLA from Puducherry is now the general secretary of TVMI Anand is responsible for structuring the steps of Vijays movement However he was not available for commentsIt has to be seen how the people of Tamil Nadu who had accepted the transformation of MGR and Jayalalithaa from Tamil matinee idols to political leaders takes the entry of Thalapathi Vijay in state politicsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever