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Vijay founds Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

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Vijay founds Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
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Film actor Vijay launched the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party, announcing he would leave cinema for politics.

Actor C. Joseph Vijay, one of the most popular stars of Tamil cinema, announced the formation of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on 2 February 2024. He said the party would not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election and would aim at the 2026 Assembly election. The TVK held its first state conference at Vikravandi in Villupuram district on 27 October 2024, where Vijay set out its ideology. Two years later the party became the largest in the Assembly.

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