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Tamil Nadu Congress president and MP B Manickam Tagore criticised the TVK’s marketing campaign, saying its leaders had been nonetheless working in “fan-mode”
File picture of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. (Supply: PTI)
The decision for Vijay because the Prime Ministerial candidate is regularly gaining momentum in Tamil Nadu. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA Kanimozhi Santhosh has reignited the controversy over Vijay and Rahul Gandhi as doable contenders for the submit of India’s subsequent Prime Minister, making a robust prediction for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Kanimozhi stated Thalapathy Vijay could be the PM contender in 2029 and predicted that “an enormous and a stunning change in Indian politics will likely be seen in 2029″.
When requested about Congress leaders saying they might stop the alliance if TVK pushed Vijay because the PM face, Kanimozhi stated Rahul Gandhi himself would make Vijay the Prime Minister.
“….you’ll see in 2029. Who goes in and who goes out. It was our Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi, who made Thalapathy sit within the CM chair. So he’ll solely maintain Vijay’s hand and make him sit within the PM’s chair in 2029,” she stated.
Kanimozhi backs Vijay’s 2029 PM bid
The TVK MLA additionally expressed confidence in her prediction by referring to an earlier declare she had made about Vijay’s political rise.
Kanimozhi stated she had introduced in 2025 that Vijay would turn into Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and that the prediction got here true in 2026.
“What I stated in 2025, occurred in 2026. So now additionally I’m saying with full confidence that that is what’s going to occur in 2029,” she stated. Her remarks have added a recent dimension to the continued disagreement between TVK and Congress over who needs to be projected because the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2029 normal elections.
Vijay vs Rahul Gandhi debate
The controversy gained consideration after posters that includes Vijay appeared in elements of Tamil Nadu. The posters, seen within the port-industrial metropolis of Thoothukudi, described him as “Tomorrow’s PM”.
The posters had been put up by TVK functionary Sudhakar, who not too long ago joined Vijay’s get together after leaving the AIADMK.
TVK leaders have backed the projection of Vijay as a possible PM candidate in 2029. PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna stated the nation’s high constitutional workplace needs to be held by a pacesetter from Tamil Nadu.
Senior TVK chief KA Sengottaiyan additionally backed Vijay’s nationwide ambitions, saying, “Individuals from north Indian states are additionally trying ahead to our chief Vijay; he’s the one who has the ability to rule the whole India.”
The problem obtained additional consideration after the outcomes of a personal media survey additionally listed Vijay among the many most well-liked candidates for Prime Minister in 2029. Vijay was ranked third, behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who occupied the primary and second positions respectively.
Congress threatens to stop alliance
Congress, nevertheless, has strongly opposed the TVK marketing campaign to challenge Vijay for the 2029 PM submit, placing the alliance in Tamil Nadu underneath pressure.
Congress leaders within the state have threatened to resign from the Tamil Nadu Cupboard if Vijay’s TVK doesn’t help Rahul Gandhi as the following Prime Ministerial candidate.
Congress is a part of the TVK-led Tamil Nadu authorities with 5 MLAs. Vijay’s TVK has 107 MLAs, whereas the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and VCK/Left factions have two MLAs every.
Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S Rajesh Kumar stated each Congress ministers would resign if TVK didn’t again Gandhi within the 2029 normal elections.
Kumar stated Congress wouldn’t compromise on its place and maintained that Rahul Gandhi was the one candidate the get together would help within the Lok Sabha elections.
In the meantime, as TVK leaders projected Vijay as the following PM, AIADMK normal secretary Edappadi Ok Palaniswami took a pointy jibe, saying that the TVK chief might “even turn into the President of america.
“Mocking Vijay’s in depth public relations campaigns and penchant for chartered flights, EPS stated, “He might even turn into the President of America. There may be nothing fallacious with it, it’s his want. They’re working the federal government by placing out ‘reels’ right here; that gained’t work there.”
Congress hits again at TVK
State Congress president and MP B Manickam Tagore criticised the TVK’s marketing campaign, saying its leaders had been nonetheless working in “fan-mode”. “The TVK leaders are nonetheless working in a fan-club mode. So, you can not silence people who find themselves within the fan-club mode,” Tagore stated.
With TVK leaders brazenly backing Vijay for the 2029 PM race and Congress insisting on Rahul Gandhi, the disagreement has now turn into a recent check for the ruling alliance in Tamil Nadu.
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Ask News18The way forward for the TVK-Congress alliance stays unsure, because the disagreement over the 2029 Prime Ministerial candidate has put the partnership underneath pressure and created recent friction. Whereas each side insist that their partnership stays intact, Congress leaders have threatened to resign from the Tamil Nadu Cupboard if TVK doesn’t help Rahul Gandhi as the following Prime Ministerial candidate.
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September 02, 2026, 17:25 IST
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