‘Not a joke’: What Vijay said in 2011 about turning his fan club into a political movement

4 min readKochiJul 28, 2026 06:35 PM IST Actor-politician Vijay currently serves as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. (Credit: Facebook/@CMOTamilnadu)Dealing a significant blow to his critics and those who underestimated him, actor-turned-politician Vijay emerged victorious in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, with his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) becoming the single-largest party and thus capturing rule in the state. Vijay’s victory sent shockwaves across the country, as most exit polls and political analysts had predicted that TVK’s impact would be only nominal. Although rumours about his political entry had been circulating since the late 2000s, he made a definitive entry only in early 2024 with the launch of TVK. Soon, Vijay announced that he would retire from acting after his