Tiruchirappalli:
Tamil Nadu’s new Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay returned to the field today to thank voters for bringing his party, the TVK, to power in its first ever election. He gave a ‘thank you’ speech addressed to voters for the first time after becoming chief minister. Vijay’s election feat, which some analysts had not anticipated, led to the end of the DMK government headed by MK Stalin, the former chief minister.
Vijay arrived at Tiruchirappalli – the same place from where he launched his campaign in September 2025 – this evening and went on a roadshow. Even before that, a sea of people who had been waiting for him greeted him outside the airport with loud cheers and slogans like “Vijay! Vijay!”.
“Thank you,” the chief minister said as he began his address to loud cheers.
“You have ignored those two who have cheated you all these years. You made me victorious. For this, I bow down in front of you and want to thank you,” he said, referring to the absolute occupation of voters’ mindspace by the traditional parties DMK and AIADMK before the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) arrived.
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