In the state of Tamil Nadu, movie star-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay is about to make history.His political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), nearly won the state election on Monday, defying all predictions and upending the status quo. Matinee idol MG Ramachandran, who split from the well-established Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to form his own party and became chief minister in 1977, is being likened to Vijay’s remarkable ascent.
Vijay has obstacles to overcome in order to attain the top rank, despite the fact that his success has thrilled fans and supporters. A party needs 118 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly in order to establish a government. With 108 votes, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is 10 seats short of a majority. In order to clear the threshold and establish a claim to power, Vijay will therefore need to transition over the next days from being a crowd-puller to a coalition builder, engaging with smaller parties and independent lawmakers.
Even yet, his achievement is a momentous political event in a state that has been choosing between the DMK and its competitor, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), for decades. For some, politics and persona are equally important explanations.Vijay has a unique energy, according to social scientist Shiv Visvanathan. “He offers a sense of fun, confidence and an aura of competence rooted in individuality and that gives him a different kind of power.”
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