Former AIADMK ministers C Vijayabaskar and MR Vijayabaskar join TVK with 15000 supporters

Former AIADMK ministers Dr C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabaskar, along with 15,000 supporters, formally joined Chief Minister Vijay’s TVK in Mamallapuram, signaling a massive organizational shift in Tamil Nadu politics ahead of upcoming electoral battles

Chennai: Former AIADMK ministers Dr C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabaskar formally joined the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) along with around 15,000 supporters at a grand induction ceremony held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram near Chennai on Thursday.

The induction was led by TVK General Secretary and Minister N. Anand in the presence of Minister Adhav Arjuna, who welcomed the new entrants by presenting them with the party’s traditional shawl.

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Addressing the gathering, C. Vijayabaskar said the decision to leave the AIADMK was taken after extensive consultations with party workers and the people of Viralimalai and Pudukkottai.

He revealed that he and several leaders had repeatedly urged the AIADMK leadership to forge an electoral alliance with TVK before the Assembly elections, and again after the polls, but their suggestions were ignored.

“We could not continue with a leadership that refused to listen to its own cadre and later attempted to align with the DMK, a political force that M.G. Ramachandran had strongly opposed. It was only natural for us to join Chief Minister Vijay’s TVK, which has inspired confidence among the people of Tamil Nadu,” he said.

Expressing confidence in TVK’s future, Vijayabaskar said the party would achieve a “100 per cent victory” in the coming elections.

Describing the induction as “only the trailer,” he hinted that many more leaders from the Cauvery delta region would soon join the party if the leadership gave its approval.

Apart from the two former ministers, several prominent former AIADMK leaders also joined TVK. They included former ministers S. Valarmathi and M.S.M. Anandan, former MLAs Manraj, M. Ramkumar, Rajavarman, Sathan Prabhakar and Thirugnanasambandam, besides district secretaries P.K. Vairamuthu, Ilambai Tamilselvan, M. Sekar and Srinivasan.

The party also announced that 208 former AIADMK union secretaries had joined TVK during the event, marking one of the biggest organisational shifts since the Assembly elections.

The induction programme witnessed a massive turnout, with supporters arriving in nearly 200 buses and around 600 cars from Karur, Pudukkottai and several other districts.

Party leaders described the large-scale joining as a significant boost to TVK’s organisational strength ahead of future electoral battles.