Although the premiere of his political action drama, Jana Nayaganremains in limbo with no respite in sight, Tamil star “Thalapathy” Vijay appears to have moved on and returned to the helm of his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), as he gears up for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. On Sunday, January 25, Vijay participated in a mass party rally in Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), where he addressed TVK cadres and assured them that he would not give in to political pressure.
“The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has directly surrendered to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has indirectly surrendered to it. We do not bow to any pressure. Does it look like this face would succumb to pressure? That will never happen,” Vijay reportedly said while addressing the gathering. Describing the upcoming state elections as a “democratic battle”, he urged party activists to become the commanders who lead the TVK to victory.
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Indirectly mocking the DMK and the AIADMK, Vijay claimed that only the TVK has the “guts and attitude” to take on the “evil force” currently ruling the state as well as the “corrupt force” that ruled it earlier. “We are here to save people and protect the soil from anyone who intends to cause harm,” news agency. PTI quoted him saying. “We will never compromise our politics for anything or anyone. I will not commit corruption like before or now. I will not touch a single paisa. Not even a drop of a stain of corruption will occur.”
TVK chief Vijay at a party meeting in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu. (PTI photo)
He added, “You may be wondering, ‘Is this a film? Is this the film Mudhalvan (where the protagonist becomes CM for a day)? Will he come and clean everything in a day?’ That is practically not possible. “It’s a process.” During the event, he also unveiled TVK’s election symbol, the ‘whistle’, days after it was allotted to the party by the Election Commission of India (ECI). On this occasion he also blew a whistle to enliven the gathering, thus symbolically blowing the bugle and marking the start of TVK’s election campaign and its related activities.
Namba Chinnam – Whistle
Makkalodaya Chinnam – Whistle
Vetri Chinnam – Whistle
Podu Whistle
Mukiyam Bigil’u Cup 💥😂🔥👏🏻–Thalapathy Vijay
pic.twitter.com/xuXcW8DbZl– KARTHIK DP (@dp_karthik) January 25, 2026
BREAKING: Thalapathy Vijay launches his party’s symbol, the whistle in Mahabalipuram. pic.twitter.com/h2SbCztG0j
— Actor Vijay Team (@ActorVijayTeam) January 25, 2026
Considered to be Vijay’s swan song before his full-fledged political entry, Jana Nayagan was supposed to hit the screens on January 9, coinciding with Pongal. However, it failed to get official nod from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and Since then he has been stuck in court. On January 20, the matter came up again before a bench of the Madras High Court, headed by Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, which heard all arguments in an appeal filed by the CBFC challenging a single-judge order directing it to grant U/A 16+ certificate to the film. However, the division bench reserves its order.