‘Kalaignar wouldn’t have imagined it’: RGV drops Vijay-Karunanidhi throwback pic amid TVK win

Chennai: A social media remark by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has added a sharp political edge to the post-election buzz in Tamil Nadu, even as Vijay moved swiftly to consolidate his party’s position after a landmark electoral debut.

Sharing an old photograph of late DMK stalwart M Karunanidhi with a young Vijay in the background, Varma wrote on X, “Kalaignar wouldn’t have dreamed that the kid behind him would one day destroy his party.”

The post quickly went viral, triggering intense reactions amid a dramatic shift in the state’s political landscape.

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The buzz coincided with Vijay, the chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), chairing a meeting of the party’s newly elected MLAs on Tuesday, a day after it emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats in the April 23 Assembly elections.

He received a rousing welcome from party members and several MLAs who, like him, made their electoral debut at the TVK headquarters.

He convened the meeting of party MLAs to discuss the election of the legislature party leader and their conduct in the Assembly, an MLA said.

Earlier, the TVK chief paid floral tributes to Periyar E V Ramasamy, B R Ambedkar, K Kamaraj, Velu Nachiyar, and Anjalai Ammal, whom the party regards as its ideological leaders, at its headquarters.

During the meeting, the MLAs will present their victory certificates to the party leader and discuss strategies to form the government, said TVK leader Nanjil Sampath.

Asked how TVK would secure a simple majority, as it is short by 10 MLAs, Sampath told reporters that the party leader would work it out.

"I am confident of a positive outcome, and good news can be expected soon," he said.

Vijay-led TVK emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) secured 59 and 47 seats, respectively.

TVK needs 118 MLAs in the 234-member House to form the government.