TVK chief Vijay sees DMK-AIADMK conspiracy to thwart his rise to power

TVK chief Vijay accuses DMK and AIADMK of conspiring to block his political rise while promising support for farmers and education.

In a veiled attack on the Dravidian majors, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder and actor Vijay on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) accused the DMK and AIADMK of having a secret understanding to capture power alternately and of conspiring to thwart him from coming to power.

“Politics is not about ‘collection’; it requires working for the people. We have come into politics to serve the people. Our enemies know this well. That is why there are so many conspiracies around us. Prominent among them is a deal between them [the DMK and AIADMK ] to prevent anybody else from coming to power,” Mr. Vijay said, addressing a party functionaries’ meet at Sengipatti near Thanjavur.

Without explicitly naming the two parties, Mr. Vijay said that they had a deal to ensure that one of them remained in power so as “to keep cheating the people,” though outwardly, they seemed to be at odds with one another. “They have realised their plan will not work due to my entry into politics. So, one of them is trying to impose ‘SOP after SOP’ (standard operating procedure, an apparent reference to the conditions imposed on his political meetings), while the other is indulging in mudslinging him,” Mr. Vijay alleged.

“Allegations after allegations have been made, starting from Karur [stampede] to the release of [the film] Jananayakan. At least in the Jananayakan release issue, many had voiced their support – including Chief Minister [M.K.] Stalin, though in a non-committal way. But whatever it is, I thank him and the others for that,” he said.

Mr. Vijay, however, came down heavily on the DMK government, terming it “a fraudulent government” and not a model one, as claimed by the party. Citing some of the 2021 poll promises of the DMK, he accused the party of failing to implement them. It had even promised to abolish NEET, knowing well that it would not be able to fufil it, he charged.

“Claims such as the ‘DMK is the protector of Tamil Nadu and DMK is the saviour of minorities’ would not work this time. For even children have now started saying: ‘Om Sakthi, Parasakthi, DMK is a theeyasakthi’ [evil force],” he claimed.