Chennai, March 19 Actress Ranjana Nachiyar joined the ruling DMK in the presence of its president and Chief Minister M K Stalin here on Thursday.
Ranjana stated that she left Vijay's TVK because it "disrespected" women.
"The TVK leadership is not approachable, and the party leaders don't seem to care about the suffering of the rank and file. Women are continuously disrespected within the party, especially by Vijay, who portrays an image of my ancestor, Rani Velu Nachiyar," Ranjana later told reporters at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK state headquarters here.
She had previously been associated with the BJP for about eight years and left the saffron party in February 2025 due to the language issue, after siding with regional parties in opposing the imposition of Hindi and in following the dual language policy of Tamil and English.
She later joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.