Tamil Nadu

Vijay's TVK joining the INDIA bloc is less about an ideological shift and more about formalising the post-election political realignment in Tamil Nadu. Congress and its allies have moved into Vijay's camp, while the DMK has been pushed outside the new state-level configuration.

The now-retracted order had originally invoked Section 24(4) of the transparency law to classify the department as an ‘Intelligence and Security Organisation,’ thereby shielding it from public disclosures.

Actor Prakash Raj has called for a one-year grace period for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s government, saying it is too early to assess its performance after just 120 days in office and that he would question the government if it fails to deliver after a year.

CM Vijay’s high-profile UK itinerary, which included a visit to the Silverstone motor racing circuit in England where he met actor and racer Ajit Kumar, drew sharp criticism from opposition parties, which questioned whether the trip was primarily aimed at securing investments for the state.

The TVK pitch for Vijay directly challenges the Congress’s apparent push to project Rahul Gandhi, the current Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as the undisputed choice for the Opposition’s prime ministerial candidate in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.

The state is also actively engaging other global manufacturing hubs during the same period. A state delegation led by Minister Keerthana will travel to Taiwan on September 4 to participate in the Semicon conference.

The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) last month issued the work orders to Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers on 70:30 ratio to supply the first batch of 1.28 lakh gold rings among beneficiaries.

DK Shivakumar, VD Satheesan and C Joseph Vijay, the two opposition leaders attended the meeting apart from Chandrababu Naidu whose TDP is an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

On 19 August, Vijay announced a series of welfare measures, including extending 365 days of maternity leave for women state government employees for a third child and enhanced benefits for MLAs.

Sangeetha appeared before the court through video-conferencing when her plea was taken up, and she submitted the reasons for not pursuing her case