Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay on Friday announced his political party named ‘Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’, months prior to the crucial Lok Sabha elections.
Popular actor Vijay has launched his own political party in Tamil Nadu. Vijay has been elected as party president. “We are in the process of registering the party with the Election Commission of India,” said a key member of the team .
Seen as the next Rajinikanth of Tamil cinema, Vijay who has acted in 68 films has been nurturing political ambitions for over a decade.
He has been involving his fan clubs in a range of charity and welfare measures including free distribution of food, scholarships, libraries, evening tuition, and even legal help.
Earlier Vijay’s father started a politico party and then closed it on the advice of his son.
Vijay had organised a constituency-wise programme to honour and felicitate student toppers in public exams. He had then advised students “to read about leaders like Ambedkar, Periyar, Kamaraj.
