Vijay Takes Jibe At CM Stalin's Foreign Trip At Nagapattinam Campaign, Asks 'If It Was To Invest Family's Money Abroad'

Vijay's Nagapattinam Campaign: Vijay, actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief, on Saturday attacked the MK Stalin-led DMK government in Tamil Nadu over his foreign trip, asking whether it was to fetch investment or find opportunities to invest the family's money abroad. He was addressing a gathering on the second leg of his statewide campaign at the Nagapattinam district ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

"CM sir, will you impose conditions during Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the state or disrupt power as you do to the TVK," the actor asked, attacking the government.

Our agenda is to resolve Tamil Nadu fishermen's problems and we are not like the BJP, which discriminates against them, said Vijay in Nagapattinam.

He also asked whether the DMK government started a government marine college, promoted industries in this coastal Nagapattinam district.

"We are not the DMK to write letters (to PM) on fishermen's problems and remain silent, Vijay added.

Here Are The Key Highlights Of Vijay's Campaign

- Earlier on September 13, Vijay began his statewide electoral campaign for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls in the Tiruchirappalli district, where his fans and party supporters poured in large numbers. His statewide tour aimed to cover all districts in Tamil Nadu, and hold a series of meetings with people.

- While Vijay has attracted a large number of people in his rallies, he faced a backlash over alleged damage to public property during the Trichy leg of his campaign.

- The party had to issue the guidelines for their supporters after the Madras High Court issued a strong warning to TVK and asked the Tamil Nadu government to establish uniform, legally sound rules for holding large public meetings.

- During a hearing on TVK's petition challenging what it describes as "tough and unfufillable" conditions imposed by police when granting permission for public meetings, Justice N. Sathish Kumar, on Thursday, observed that some of the restrictions placed on TVK's rallies may be discriminatory and placed an undue burden.

- The photos submitted to the Court reportedly show damage to public property during a TVK rally.

- The judge also stated that leaders must take responsibility for crowd control and public safety. Specifically, TVK's Vijay was told he should take steps to ensure that gatherings are peaceful and shouldn't ask (or force) certain categories of people, like pregnant women or differently-abled persons, not to attend unless their safety can be reasonably ensured.

- The State government has been asked to come up with uniform guidelines for granting permissions for political rallies and public meetings. These rules should apply equally to all parties.

(With agencies inputs)