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In a significant welfare push, the TVK-led government has revised the DA from 58% to 60%, a move set to cost the state exchequer ₹1,230 crore annually.

Apart from BJP, which is believed to have the loyalty of many of the AIADMK rebel leaders now ensconced within the TVK camp, the other gainer is the Santiago family

TVK govt gets 144 votes – with the majority mark being 118 – as it secures support from allies besides AIADMK's rebel faction; DMK accuses Vijay of 'horse-trading', stages a walk-out.

A look at Vijay's trajectory thus far shows that he not only followed in Rajinikanth's footsteps and became one of the biggest names in show business, but also achieved what Rajinikanth himself couldn't.

Politicians have been made and unmade by the fact that, all too often, the ‘medium is the message’

The question of ideology is especially important. Vijay has repeatedly attacked the traditional Dravidian parties while invoking Periyar as his guiding light

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Daily Briefing: Modi calls for economic caution amid West Asia crisis; Vijay begins bold Tamil Nadu reset

While Vijay’s key strategist Aadhav Arjuna is a minister in the TVK government, his mother-in-law Leema Rose Martin is an AIADMK MLA, and brother-in-law and critic Jose Charles leads a BJP ally in Puducherry.

After being sworn in as Chief Minister, TVK founder C Joseph Vijay on Sunday said he would soon release a White Paper on Tamil Nadu’s finances, accusing the DMK of leaving the state “in a bad shape” with a debt of Rs 10 lakh crore.

First came Vijay the actor — the shy, romantic hero of the 1990s who transformed into a mass entertainer who could dance, joke, love and explode into violence. Then came Vijay the politician, but this time, he didn’t need to do much.