Actor-politician Vijay mocks DMK, Centre over 3-language NEP row: ‘Like LKG-UKG kids’

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay asserted his party's commitment to contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

Updated on: Feb 26, 2025, 16:25:16 IST

By Asmita Ravi Shankar

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Actor-politician Vijay, at his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) first anniversary celebrations, took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government and Tamil Nadu's DMK government for fighting like "LKG, UKG kids" over the three-language policy and education funds for the state.

TVK chief and actor Vijay also expressed his wish to collaborate and work with Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party. (X/@Actor_Vijay)

Vijay also condemned the Centre's alleged condition that it would not release the state's education funds if the DMK government does not accept and implement the three-language policy, an arrangement which necessitates the inclusion of Hindi language.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, his deputy Udhayanidhi Stalin and DMK leaders have sternly opposed this language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, warning that the southern state is ready for "another language war".

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Taking a dig, Vijay mentioned how the Centre and the DMK-led state government were at loggerheads, similar to the way kids studying in LKG and UKG fight with each other.

"Their (Centre) job is to give the funds, here these people's (DMK government) responsibility to take the funds is their right. But, both these sides, instead of taking the matter seriously, are of 'fascism, and payasam (sweet milk)'," Vijay said at his party's event.

BJP, DMK playing with 'hashtags'

Vijay also alleged that the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and the Stalin administration in Tamil Nadu have a "setting", saying that they are going back and forth and playing with "hashtags".

The hashtag remark was made in reference to the 'GetOutModi' and 'GetOutStalin' hashtag campaigns that the DMK and the BJP launched on social media, respectively.

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He said both sides are pretending to fight each other, which they want the others, including the TVK, to “believe”.

"What, bro? It's very wrong!" Vijay remarked in another sarcastic comment about the state and central administrations.

TVK's Vijay aims at 2026 polls

Addressing his party's first-anniversary celebration event, Vijay said his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, is emerging as a primary political force in the Tamil Nadu political circuit.

He added that his party is present in politics "with a firm commitment and to create history in the upcoming 2026 assembly elections of Tamil Nadu like the 1967 and 1977 polls of our state, without compromising our party's ideological principles at any cost".

Jan Suraaj party founder and political analyst Prashant Kishor also attended the event. Vijay thanked Kishor for participating in his party's celebrations.

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"I am here to collaborate with you (Prashant Kishor) and work with you towards upholding the secular and democratic ideals in Tamil Nadu and beyond," Vijay remarked.

Vijay also advocated for youngsters to work for and with political parties, asking what is wrong with the young workforce being a part of the circuit. He gave the example of former Tamil Nadu chief minister MG Ramachandran and said that when he started his party, most youngsters were standing behind him.

Vijay asserted that his party will firmly stand against those who speak lies and come out strong in the 2026 state assembly polls.

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Asmita Ravi Shankar
Asmita Ravi Shankar is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi. She covers breaking news and focuses on crime, geopolitics, and the domestic political landscape. She has an eye for the intricacies in criminal investigations and a keen interest in how diplomacy and complexities affect politics, within India and globally. She has written extensively about Operation Sindoor, the Iran-US conflict, elections in India, Trump tariffs and diplomacy. Asmita also engages in multimedia storytelling, using interactive elements to enhance readers' news experience and build a high-traffic news ecosystem. With nearly three years of experience in the journalism industry, Asmita has been with HT for a little over a year. She has previously worked with online news teams at Outlook India and Network18, covering a wide range of beats and building her specialisation. In HT, she has been recognised for her comprehensive reportage and her contribution to coverage of the Bihar assembly election results, having single-handedly driven over 2 million users on that day. Asmita earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, the University of Delhi. She went on to earn a postgraduate diploma in integrated journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, sharpening her skills in multimedia storytelling, editing and sourcing to enrich her reportage. Additionally, Asmita holds a degree in Bharatanatyam from the Pracheen Kala Kendra. She is also a teacher of the Indian classical dance form. When not working on news, Asmita can be found dancing, binge-watching true crime docu-series, cooking and exploring various genres of music.Read More

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