Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay celebrated his party’s first anniversary with a massive public gathering in Mahabalipuram. He shared the stage with election strategist Prashant Kishor. The event hinted at a strategic shift as TVK positions itself as a challenger to Tamil Nadu’s dominant Dravidian parties.
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00:00Vijay's TVK celebrating first anniversary already, it's been a year since this political
00:06outfit was founded and interestingly accompanying him is Jan Saraj Chief Prashant Kishore attending
00:12the event.
00:13These are the live visuals coming on his screen.
00:15Remember Prashant Kishore earlier met the Tamil Nadu Vetri Karagam, the TVK founder
00:19Vijay at the residence and there was speculation.
00:23Is it about meeting a strategist, a head of Tamil Nadu assembly election strategy?
00:28Tamil Nadu is expecting its assembly elections next year, 2026.
00:33So TVK meeting with Prashant Kishore who has been a strategist for many of the political
00:37parties.
00:38Now there, look at that, Vijay sitting with his top party leaders, strategist who is now
00:44also himself a political outfit leader, Prashant Kishore who is heading the Jan Saraj.
00:55Anagha Keshav joins me for the latest on that.
00:57Anagha, how do you think this one year has been for Vijay?
01:01He hasn't made a lot of noise but he's definitely tried to make waves into political circles.
01:07Tell us more about the first anniversary.
01:26I'll try to get your communication line back on in just a short while.
01:29I understand you're there at the event.
01:32So look at that.
01:33A full on support base has come.
01:35You can see at least from the gathering that actor turned Neta Vijay has his share of support.
01:41He has found people unlike so to say as much Kamal Haasan, Rajini Kant.
01:47You can see Vijay making an entry into politics.
01:50It wasn't just a promise.
01:52He's made the outfit.
01:53He's going ahead with it for a long time.
01:55It's been a year.
01:56He's done his share of meetings.
01:58He's had different designations appointed as well.
02:01So that's the first anniversary that also is being celebrated in Magh.
02:04I remember the day the party, the TVK was founded.
02:09That also was a big event that he had with full fanfare like a blockbuster premiere was
02:16organized and he understands what this means.
02:19He understands the cameras, the publicity of it all that's needed and now the question
02:25is why is Prashant Kishore not just attending the event, walking alongside, on the stage,
02:31sitting with him.
02:32There is definitely a messaging here.
02:35What is Vijay then trying to show that is there could be a certain friendship?
02:42Is there a political alliance that we could be looking at?
02:46How will Prashant Kishore possibly push TVK to heights with regard to his political ventures?
03:01And for those who may not know just in case, Vijay is one of the superstars of Tamil film
03:07industry.
03:08So it's not that he's just been one of those actors while the Tamil film industry have
03:13seen of course many top stars who eventually took to politics leading of course with Jai
03:20Jai Lalita.
03:21But now how will Vijay perform specially?
03:25Will it make any difference?
03:26Will Prashant Kishore by his side?