Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin has launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Vijay and the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), claiming that the government lacks political stability and is surviving largely on DMK’s mercy, not precipitating a crisis.
Addressing party workers, Stalin dismissed the recent Assembly election outcome as a victory driven more by Vijay’s popularity as a film star than by political conviction among voters. He argued that the electoral success of TVK reflected a wave of enthusiasm surrounding the actor’s entry into politics rather than sustained public endorsement of the party’s policies or ideology.
Stalin also highlighted that TVK failed to secure an absolute majority in the Assembly despite emerging as the single largest party. According to him, the party’s inability to cross the majority mark exposed the fragility of its mandate and left the government dependent on outside support and shifting political equations.
The DMK leader further asserted that the Vijay-led administration would struggle to complete its five-year term, suggesting that the present political arrangement remained vulnerable to collapse. He alleged that efforts had been made to engineer divisions within the AIADMK, but failed to alter the broader instability that continues to shape Tamil Nadu politics.
The present government was formed after TVK won 108 seats in the Assembly election but fell short of the numbers required for a standalone majority. It subsequently secured support from several parties that had initially extended only outside backing, including the CPI, CPM, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), some of which later joined the ministry.
Stalin also pointed to the role played by the Congress and other allies in enabling the formation of the government, maintaining that the durability of the administration remains uncertain despite its current hold on power.