Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Vijay Accuses DMK, AIADMK of Serving Same Master
Joseph Vijay, who is Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister and leads the TVK, held an election meeting in Dharapuram.
He said the DMK and AIADMK were working together even though they are usually seen as rival parties.
He said both parties served the same political “master” and suggested that this meant the BJP.
Vijay asked people to vote for TVK candidate P. Sathyabama in the October 6 bypoll.
Another bypoll is being held in Madurantakam after two AIADMK legislators joined the TVK.
Vijay said the TVK was now the main party fighting the DMK.
He also said the AIADMK leadership had moved away from the ideas of M.G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa.
The reports do not include direct responses from the DMK or AIADMK to his allegations.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president Joseph Vijay accused the DMK and AIADMK of working together and serving the same political “master.”
Vijay implied that the unnamed master was the Bharatiya Janata Party, while also describing the AIADMK as having previously been aligned with the BJP.
He made the allegations while campaigning in Dharapuram for TVK candidate P. Sathyabama ahead of the October 6 Assembly bypoll.
The bypolls in Dharapuram and Madurantakam followed the resignations of two AIADMK legislators who joined the TVK and were renominated by the party.
Vijay presented the TVK as the main anti-DMK force, criticized the current AIADMK leadership, and defended the party’s candidates and religious outreach.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Joseph Vijay, along with TVK candidate P. Sathyabama and rival parties including the DMK and AIADMK.
- What
- Vijay accused the DMK and AIADMK of acting together and campaigned for TVK candidates in two Assembly bypolls.
- When
- The reports describe campaign events held on Wednesday and Thursday; the bypolls are scheduled for October 6.
- Where
- Dharapuram in Tirupur district, Tamil Nadu; the other bypoll is in Madurantakam.
- Why
- Vijay sought votes for the TVK, defended the party’s candidates, and positioned the TVK as the principal anti-DMK force.
Vijay and TVK’s Position
Reported Political Context
DMK-AIADMK relationship
Vijay and TVK’s Position
Vijay alleged that the DMK and AIADMK were coordinating to weaken or topple his government and were serving the same political master.
Reported Political Context
The reports describe the DMK and AIADMK as rival Dravidian parties but provide no direct response from either party to Vijay’s allegations.
AIADMK’s political legacy
Vijay and TVK’s Position
Vijay said the current AIADMK leadership had betrayed the legacies of M.G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa by aligning with the DMK.
Reported Political Context
The reports state that the AIADMK is contesting the bypolls and that its former legislators’ switches to the TVK have drawn questions from voters, but they do not present the party’s response.
Role of the TVK
Vijay and TVK’s Position
Vijay portrayed the TVK as the sole or principal anti-DMK force and said it was reviving a tradition of giving ordinary people political opportunities.
Reported Political Context
The bypoll field also includes the DMK, AIADMK, Naam Tamilar Katchi and two Left parties, while the reports say TVK candidates face resistance in some villages.
- Speaker
- Joseph Vijay, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and president of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Main allegation
- Vijay said the DMK and AIADMK were acting hand in glove and serving the same political master.
- Implied master
- Although Vijay did not name the master, the report says he implied it was the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Polling date
- October 6
- Constituencies
- Dharapuram and Madurantakam
- TVK candidates
- P. Sathyabama in Dharapuram and Maragatham Kumaravel in Madurantakam
- Political context
- The contests followed the resignations of two AIADMK legislators who joined the TVK and were renominated by it.
