Kollywood megastar Thalapathy Vijay announces political party, names it Tamilaga Vetri Kazham

Kollywood megastar Thalapathy Vijay announced the formation of his political party, 'Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam' today stating his commitment to "fundamental political change" with transparent, caste-free, and corruption-free administration.The Leo star made this breaking announcement after his fan club, Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, gave a thumbs-up to the formation of the political party in a meeting last week, which was held in Chennai."We are making an application today to the EC to register our party ‘Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam’. Our goal is to contest and win the upcoming 2026 assembly elections and bring about the fundamental political change that people want," said the actor in a statement.He added, "Politics is not just another career for me. It is a sacred people's work. I have been preparing myself for it for a long time. Politics is not a hobby for me. That is my deepest desire. I want to fully involve myself in it."Talking about the actor's political move, the statement further read, "You are all aware of the current political climate. Administrative malpractices and corrupt political culture on the one hand, and a divisive political culture which strives to divide our people on the lines of caste and religion on the other hand. Everyone, especially, in Tamil Nadu is yearning for a fundamental political change that can lead to a selfless, transparent, caste-free, visionary, corruption-free and efficient administration".Vijay said that his newly launched party will not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and will not support any other party. The actor quoted in the statement, "We are not going to contest the 2024 elections and we are not going to support any party. We have made this decision for the General and Executive Council Meeting."On the work front, Thalapathy Vijay is busy with Venkat Prabhu's The Greatest of All Time. It also stars Mic Mohan, Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Sneha, Laila, Jayaram, Meenakshii Chaudhary, and Yogi Babu in key roles.