Actor Vijay Party News:  A day after popular actor Vijay addressed the first meeting of his party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), Tamil Nadu's ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) dismissed his ideology, saying that the actor-turned-politician copied their political views.

This comes after the 50-year-old C Joseph Vijay, one of the most popular actors in Tamil cinema, addressed the first State-level conference of his party at Vikravandi in Villupuram on Sunday.

"These are all our policies, he is copying... whatever he says is what we had already said and which we are following," DMK leader TKS Elangovan was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

The latest entrant to Tamil politics, who had earlier announced to fight the 2026 assembly polls in the state, launched a scathing attack on the ruling DMK, saying that they are running an anti-people government as Dravida model rule and fooling people.

'One Family Looting Tamil Nadu'

The debutant also took a dig at the family of Chief Minister MK Stalin, saying that "One family is looting the state" through "underhand dealing".

Responding to the huge attendance and his attack, the DMK said that it has seen many rivals in the long run.

"This is the first conference and let us see, we have seen many parties," Elangovan said.

The GOAT actor emphasises that his party will adhere to the teachings of Tamil icon Periyar for its policies on social justice and women empowerment.

"Secular social justice ideologies will be our identity; democracy, equality, rational thinking, women's emancipation and a drugs-free Tamil Nadu (will be the focus). In our political journey, women will play a key role," he said.

However he also clarified that the party will not take Periyar's 'No god' stand, "we are against nobody's faith," he said.

AIADMK Calls TVK 'A Cocktail Of Ideologies'

Meanwhile, AIADMK said that the ideology of Vijay's party was a cocktail of ideologies taken from different parties.

"TVK's ideology is a mix of the ideology of all parties and old wine in a new bottle...a cocktail ideology taken from all political parties in Tamil Nadu," a party spokesperson said.