Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Vaiko Gives Tamil Nadu TVK Government 80 Percent Score
Vaiko is a political leader in Tamil Nadu.
He gave the state’s TVK government a score of 80 per cent.
He said Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay had reduced corruption in government services.
Vaiko said stopping corruption was difficult but had been achieved.
He disagreed with a plan to change parliamentary constituency boundaries.
He also opposed the proposed Mekedatu dam project in Karnataka.
Vaiko said Rahul Gandhi should remain the INDIA bloc’s choice for prime minister.
He also asked authorities to help find about 200 people from Tamil Nadu who were missing after a disaster in Nepal.
MDMK General Secretary Vaiko rated Tamil Nadu’s ruling TVK government at 80 per cent.
Vaiko credited Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay with what he called a corruption-free administration.
He opposed parliamentary delimitation and accused the Union government of weakening federalism.
Vaiko warned that the proposed Mekedatu dam could harm Tamil Nadu’s agricultural interests.
He reaffirmed Rahul Gandhi as the INDIA bloc’s prime ministerial face and raised concerns about missing people from Tamil Nadu in Nepal.
- Who
- MDMK General Secretary Vaiko, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, and the Tamil Nadu TVK government are central to the remarks.
- What
- Vaiko gave the TVK government an 80 per cent rating and addressed corruption, delimitation, the Mekedatu dam, political alliances, and the Nepal disaster.
- When
- Vaiko made the remarks on Monday; he also referred to a recent natural disaster in Nepal.
- Where
- The remarks were made while Vaiko addressed the media in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Vaiko said he was praising the government’s alleged elimination of systemic corruption while opposing policies and developments he said could harm democracy, federalism, and Tamil Nadu’s agricultural interests.
- Government rating
- Vaiko gave the ruling TVK government in Tamil Nadu a score of 80 per cent.
- Main praise
- He described the administration as corruption-free and credited it with reducing commissions for services such as land registration and house construction.
- Delimitation
- Vaiko opposed the proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, calling it a threat to democracy and federalism.
- Mekedatu project
- He accused the Union government of colluding with Karnataka over the proposed Mekedatu dam and called for a mass struggle.
- INDIA bloc
- Vaiko said Rahul Gandhi remained the bloc’s prime ministerial face and ruled out an alternative.
- Policy note controversy
- He criticized the omission of Periyar, B R Ambedkar, and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru from a state department policy note.
- Nepal disaster
- Vaiko said the whereabouts of around 200 people from Tamil Nadu remained unknown and urged stronger rescue operations.