The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu has launched a scathing attack on Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay, accusing him of "arrogance, hunger for money, publicity mania and the desire for chair."
The Dravidian party, through its official organ 'Murasoli,' slammed Vijay for allegedly challenging the state government to arrest him over the recent stampede, asserting that this was an attempt to divert attention from the deaths of as many as 41 people.
In its editorial published on October 2, 2025, Murasoli claimed that the arrogance stemming from Vijay's alleged "hunger for money, publicity mania and the desire for chair"— which it holds responsible for the 41 fatalities — is still evident. The editorial asserted that Vijay’s acting skills, which it claimed "failed long ago in cinema," would not be successful in real life either.
This criticism follows a video message released by Vijay on September 30, 2025, in which he stated the government was free to "do anything to him" regarding the stampede, provided they spared his party workers.
The DMK organ alleged that Vijay was pressured into announcing a £20 lakh solatium (compensation) for the victims' families only because the Chief Minister had already disbursed £10 lakh each to the bereaved kin. Murasoli suggested that Vijay's actual willingness to pay was minimal: "In case if the CM had announced £1 lakh solatium, Vijay would have announced only £2 lakh as solatium."
The editorial went on to claim that Vijay, supposedly angered that he would have to spend his money on the solatium, is now using the challenge to be arrested as a tactic to divert the issue of the 41 deaths. Furthermore, the ruling party alleged that while the government has paid the compensation, Vijay has yet to give the promised money to the victims' families.
The DMK also questioned the actor-politician’s actions following the tragedy. The party noted that Vijay's video message contained neither condolences nor sympathies for the bereaved families, but rather amounted to "cinematic antics" and a "shooting video." It also pointed out that the TVK chief did not meet the families or even speak to them over the telephone, nor did he offer an apology.
Murasoli demanded an explanation for Vijay's decision to bring forward his Karur visit to 27 September, abandoning the original schedule of 13 December 2025, and asked him to account for the alleged "conspiracy." The party highlighted the Chief Minister's swift visit to Karur to meet the people, offer condolences, and lay wreaths, contrasting it with Vijay's absence, which it claimed "angered" the actor-politician and led him to target the Chief Minister.
The ruling party additionally criticised the TVK's campaign management, alleging that the party's second-tier leaders had "gone into hiding." The editorial also questioned Vijay for routinely arriving many hours late to designated campaign spots, which allegedly caused people to faint from exhaustion after waiting for prolonged periods.
Murasoli insisted that Vijay should have addressed his rallies at the scheduled time, and his party workers ought to have ensured waiting crowds were provided with food and water. The DMK concluded with the severe allegation that the "wails of sorrow of the 41 families have not melted Vijay's heart, the heart of stone," characterising the actor-politician as "thick-skinned" for delivering a video message with "cinematic expressions" and "without even a little sense of remorse."
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