Kollywood lead actor Vijay delivered a highly charged, well-drafted political speech on sunday that clearly marked two political enemies DMK and the plethora of political forces bent on leveraging religious and caste fissures in society. Taking a clear shot at “corrupt” politicians and those indulging in divisive politics, he made an unequivocal attack on the DMK in tamil Nadu’s Vikkravandi. “Advancing anti-people politics as Dravida Model and cheating the people with that is a self-interested dynasty politics grouping,” Vijay roared into a teeming crowd made of his legions of fans and political affiliates.
Perhaps Vijay’s attack on the DMK carried a very nuanced understanding of the current dynamic. The DMK and its key go-to-polls strategy has been to warn voters of the ills of the ‘fascist BJP’ and that was exactly what Vijay called out. “What fascism? And what you do is Payasam (Tamil sweet dish)?” Vijay also made an electorally significant announcement that he is open to alliances. “Will we not join forces with those like us, who want to travel with us?” He topped it up with another revelation that he is open to sharing power with alliance partners, which has been a sticky issue with partners in previous alliances.
Moreover tamil Nadu’s political scenario has never looked so fragmented as now. The DMK and its multi-party alliance featuring the communists and Thol. Thirumavalavan’s VCK stand on one side. In the other corner is Edappadi Palaniswami’s ADMK, which is a powerful giant though currently slumbering. Some parties may believe it is too early to be talking alliances, but with Vijay’s starry emergence, some parleys may already be underway in the shadowy political corners.
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