CHENNAI: As the AIADMK leadership intensifies efforts to bring actor Vijay’s Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) into its fold ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the move has drawn sharp criticism from AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, who accused Opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) of indulging in “political indecency.”
Dhinakaran lashed out at Palaniswami for attempting to squarely blame the DMK government for the Karur stampede and “using the tragedy as an opportunity” to woo Vijay, who, he said, was already facing “sharp judicial criticism” for abandoning the victims of the September 27 incident.
“Using this distressing situation to forge an alliance with the TVK is political indecency,” Dhinakaran said, describing EPS’s move as “kulla narithanam” (an act of cunningness to the c