Thalapathy Vijay’s big ‘game’: Burglary in AIADMK, many senior leaders including three former ministers join TVK

Chief Minister Thalapathy Vijay (C. Joseph Vijay)’s party ‘Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’ (TVK) has created a big political explosion in Tamil Nadu politics. In a program organized in Mamallapuram on Thursday, giving a big blow to the opposition party AIADMK, three of its senior leaders—Dr. C. Vijayabhaskar, M.R. Vijaybhaskar and M.S. M. Anandan—joined TVK with his supporters. This development has created a stir in the political circles of Tamil Nadu and is being considered as Vijay’s masterstroke.

AIADMK has become a ‘corporate company’: Sengottaiyan

TVK Chief Coordinator K. A. Sengottaiyan, while welcoming these leaders into the party, launched a scathing attack on the AIADMK leadership. He said that AIADMK is now working like a ‘corporate company’ rather than a political organisation. Sengottaiyan, party general secretary Edappadi K. Describing Palaniswami as a symbol of ‘betrayal’, he said that the current leadership has betrayed its own workers. Describing CM Vijay as ‘permanent Chief Minister’, he said that these leaders who left the party have chosen the right direction and right leadership only after being disappointed.

DMK made a ‘washing machine’ jibe

The ruling DMK has reacted sharply to this major defection. DMK Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi took a dig at the social media platform ‘X’, calling it ‘washing machine’ politics. Kanimozhi wrote, “Heard that the washing machine used by BJP in North India has now reached Tamil Nadu as well. Can this machine also clean stains like Gutkha scam?” At the same time, DMK’s IT cell has arrested former minister M.R. Citing the ongoing land grab and fraud cases against Vijayabhaskar, Chief Minister Vijay has been questioned over his ‘anti-corruption’ claims.

The decision was taken as per the wishes of the workers: Former minister

Former Health Minister Dr. C. Vijaybhaskar, who joined TVK, clarified that this decision has not been taken suddenly. He said that this decision has been taken after several rounds of discussions with his supporters, district officials and the people of his assembly constituency. At the same time, former minister M.S., who was associated with AIADMK for 45 years. M. Anandan said that the present leadership has become self-centred and has ignored the hard work of the loyal workers. He stressed that he had joined TVK not under any pressure, but because of Chief Minister Vijay’s working style and confidence in the future.