Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Prakash Raj Urges One-Year Grace Period for Vijay Government
Prakash Raj says people should give Vijay’s new government more time before judging it.
He says the government has worked for only 120 days.
Raj believes one year is a fair period to see whether it delivers on its promises.
He says Vijay must serve people who voted for him and people who did not.
Raj also says he will question the government if it does not perform after one year.
He is waiting to see the government’s first Budget.
Raj says Vijay meeting Ajith during a foreign trip is not automatically wrong.
He wants people to examine whether the trip achieved its purpose.
He also called for discussion about voting-list changes, delimitation, and the Cauvery water dispute.
Prakash Raj said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s government should be given at least one year before its performance is judged.
Raj said the government had been in office for only 120 days and that he would question it if it failed to deliver after a year.
He said Vijay is responsible for both supporters and non-supporters, and that immediate criticism would disrespect democracy.
Raj said Vijay’s foreign trip and meeting with Ajith were not problems, but that the government should show whether the trip achieved its stated investment goals.
He called for analysis of the Special Intensive Revision’s alleged impact, dialogue on the Cauvery dispute, and opposition to delimitation.
- Who
- Actor Prakash Raj commented on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and his government.
- What
- Raj urged people to allow Vijay’s government a one-year grace period before judging its performance.
- When
- The comments were made recently; Raj referred to the government’s first 120 days and said he would assess it after one year.
- Where
- Prakash Raj spoke to the media in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- He said the government had been in office for too little time for a fair conclusion and that democracy requires respecting the voters’ choice.
Allow Time Before Criticism
Demand Accountability
When to judge the government
Allow Time Before Criticism
Prakash Raj argued that 120 days is too short to assess Vijay’s government and that it should be given at least one year, including time to present its first Budget.
Demand Accountability
Raj said he would question the government if it failed to perform properly after one year, while his earlier doubts about Vijay remained unresolved.
Foreign trip and investments
Allow Time Before Criticism
Raj said there was nothing wrong with Vijay travelling abroad and meeting his friend Ajith.
Demand Accountability
Raj said the important question was whether Vijay achieved the purpose of the trip and delivered on his claim of bringing in investments worth several thousand crores.
Special Intensive Revision and elections
Allow Time Before Criticism
Raj said the reasons for MK Stalin’s defeat in Kolathur should be examined, including whether the Special Intensive Revision played a role.
Demand Accountability
Raj alleged that the exercise had deprived 16 crore people of their votes, presenting it as a possible concern requiring scrutiny.
- Speaker
- Actor Prakash Raj
- Chief minister discussed
- C Joseph Vijay
- Time in office mentioned
- 120 days
- Suggested assessment period
- At least one year
- Budget milestone
- Vijay’s government’s first Budget
- Election result
- Vijay and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam reportedly won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections
- Other issues raised
- Special Intensive Revision, delimitation, and the Cauvery water dispute