DMK, AIADMK mock actor-politician Vijay's party

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK has rejected the ideology of actor-politician Vijay's Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam, saying he has copied it. The main opposition AIADMK called it a “cocktail” of the current political viewpoints of various parties.

News agency Press Trust of India quoted DMK leader TKS Elangovan as saying, “These are all our policies, he is copying… Whatever he says is what we have already said and which we Are following.”

In his first public appearance yesterday, Vijay had hit out at the DMK first family and even criticized the party's politics, saying they were “cheating the people in the name of the Dravidian model”.

As for MK Stalin's family, he said, “a family is looting the state through “underhand dealings”.”

The DMK said it has seen many rivals in its long innings. “This is the first convention and let’s face it, we have seen a lot of parties,” Mr. Elangovan said.

Vijay had said that his party would adopt Dravidian icon Periyar's policy on social justice and women empowerment. Other icons of his party, he said, were women icons Kamaraj, NR Ambedkar, freedom fighter Velu Nachiyar and revolutionary Anjalai Ammal.

But there was a special clarification – “We will not adopt Periyar's 'No God' stance, we are not against anyone's belief,” he had said.

Underscoring his party's strong ideological commitment and its 75-year journey, Mr. Elangovan said the party was created to fight for the people's issues, while Vijay's party will come to power in 2026 within two years of its launch. Aspires to come.

Unlike DMK leaders, TVK leaders will not go to jail and fight for the people. “This is the difference between DMK and other parties… We are strong, we work for the people, we are for the people,” he said.

AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan congratulated Vijay on entering politics but said he still had a lot to do.

TVK's ideology, he said, is “a mixture of ideologies of all parties and old wine in a new bottle…a cocktail ideology taken from all the political parties in Tamil Nadu.”

(with agencies)