Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is reportedly making strategic moves to distance itself from the Indian National Congress in Tamil Nadu. Despite the Congress party’s attempts to secure a foothold under the superstar’s popularity after leaving its long-term ally DMK, recent reports suggest that TVK views the national party as a political liability that could impact its clean image.

According to reports from national media outlets, including Aaj Tak and The News Minute’s podcast, TVK is aiming to secure a majority of 118 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly on its own. To demonstrate its independent strength, TVK has inducted three sitting AIADMK MLAs, triggering upcoming by-elections in Madurantakam, Dharapuram, and Perundurai, where Vijay’s party plans to contest alone without relying on alliance partners like the Congress.

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Furthermore, TVK is building an independent support base through populist measures like agricultural loan waivers and nominating clean-image former IAS officer U. Sagayam to the Rajya Sabha. Vijay’s recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi to discuss state issues also indicates a shift toward a softer stance with the central government, further rendering the Congress party politically redundant in TVK’s future calculations.