Vijay declared TVK's chief ministerial candidate for 2026 Tamil Nadu elections

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Friday officially declared actor-politician Vijay as its chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

The announcement came after the party’s committee meeting, where a series of resolutions were passed charting out the party’s roadmap for the coming months.

The party entrusted Vijay with full powers to decide on alliances ahead of the polls. The TVK also resolved to expand its membership base, setting a target of enrolling two crore members in the state. To reach out to the people, Vijay will embark on a state-wide tour across Tamil Nadu from September to December this year, meeting voters and mobilising support.

The party’s second state conference will be held in August, where further strategies are expected to be unveiled.

Apart from electoral plans, the party passed several resolutions addressing key issues. It condemned the Union government and BJP over the way farmers were treated during the Delhi protests, and urged the Tamil Nadu government to drop the proposed Melma SIPCOT industrial expansion plan. TVK also vowed to fight for the rights of mango farmers in Krishnagiri, Theni, Thiruvallur, Salem, and Dindigul, saying mere letters from Chief Minister MK Stalin to the Union government were inadequate.

TVK also demanded that the Centre retrieve the Katchatheevu island and condemned what it called an attempt to cover up the findings at Keezhadi, which it claimed proved a Tamil civilization dating back over 2000 years.

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