3 min learnHyderabadAug 8, 2026 11:40 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s spouse Sangeetha withdrew her divorce petition earlier than the Household Court docket in Chengalpattu, close to Chennai, on Friday. This introduced an finish, no less than for now, to a case that had drawn widespread consideration. Vijay and Sangeetha acquired married in 1998, and Vijay had as soon as shared that he married Sangeetha as a result of she was chosen by his dad and mom.
Requested for his opinion on love marriages, Vijay, in an interview reshared by CineStreet, mentioned, “This wasn’t a love marriage. I by no means went in opposition to my dad and mom for marriage. I married a girl my dad and mom selected. I all the time inform my followers that select a companion chosen by your dad and mom, life shall be lovely.”
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Vijay met Sangeetha Sornalingam, a fan who travelled to Chennai to satisfy him throughout a movie shoot within the Nineties, and their friendship progressively grew right into a relationship. When he launched her to his dad and mom, filmmaker SA Chandrasekhar and playback singer Shobha, the household accredited of the match. The couple registered their marriage within the UK in 1998 earlier than holding a proper ceremony in Chennai on August 25, 1999. They’ve two kids, son Jason Sanjay and daughter Divya Saasha, each of whom have made temporary appearances in Vijay’s movies.
For over 20 years, Sangeetha largely stayed out of the general public eye. That modified earlier this yr when she filed for divorce in February earlier than the Chengalpattu Household Court docket, beneath the Particular Marriage Act. In her petition, she accused Vijay of being concerned in an extramarital relationship with an actress, a matter she mentioned she had first realized of in 2021. She alleged that regardless of assurances the connection would finish, it continued, and that she skilled emotional withdrawal, verbal disdain and what she described as “constructive desertion” over the next years.
Tamil Nadu CM and actor Vijay along with his spouse Sangeetha Sornalingam
The case drew heavy political and public consideration, coming because it did within the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Meeting elections, which Vijay went on to win earlier than turning into Chief Minister.
When Sangeetha withdrew her divorce petition throughout a listening to earlier than the Chengalpattu Household Court docket, it prompted followers and followers to surprise in regards to the reasn behind the identical. SCREEN reported that in line with an order handed by the Single Choose of the Household Court docket, Chengalpattu, Sangeetha appeared by way of video convention and confirmed that she didn’t want to pursue the divorce proceedings initiated earlier this yr.
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“The petitioner appeared by means of video convention and confirmed that she doesn’t want to proceed additional with this case. She has filed the withdrawal petition,” the court docket recorded.
The court docket additionally famous that discover had been served on the respondent’s counsel, who recorded no objection to the request. It subsequently permitted the petitioner to withdraw the case whereas granting liberty to institute recent proceedings if required.
