Vellore (Tamil Nadu), February 23 Launching another scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, TVK founder Vijay on Monday alleged that the DMK president's real friends are "bribery, corruption, and the pursuit of political gains."
Vijay, who has been repeatedly attacking the DMK and Stalin, challenged the CM to disclose his assets and financial status before entering politics.
"What was the source? Was it your hard-earned money, or was it accumulated after you came to power? Can you declare it openly?" the actor asked the CM, adding that if he raised the issue of corruption, all corrupt elements would "throw mud at us."
However, he was not concerned about this because people know about him.
He also accused the chief minister of making false promises to the people and sought to refute the ruling party's claim of having developed Tamil Nadu into a "superstar state."
He alleged that Stalin's "real friends are bribery, corruption, and the pursuit of political gains."
The CM and the ruling party have often stated that the state registered a double-digit economic growth rate of 11.19 per cent (2024-25) under DMK rule.
Addressing a meeting of party functionaries here, Vijay termed the upcoming Assembly elections in April as a "surprising election" as all parties in the state are allegedly united against him and reiterated that the contest was only between the DMK and TVK.
Flaying the DMK's narrative of polls as a fight between "Tamil Nadu and Delhi—NDA," he said the real battle was between the people of the state and corruption, and alleged that the DMK government was "inept."
The Assembly elections are "a war between Vijay and Stalin," he said, and reiterated his stance that TVK is a "pure force" and accused the DMK again as an "evil force."
Rejecting the DMK's claim of having developed Tamil Nadu into a superstar state, Vijay, the chief of the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), said that the state was "remarkable" during the times of iconic leaders K Kamaraj, CN Annadurai, and M G Ramachandran.
Dubbing the DMK regime as a "good-for-nothing 'ulta' model government," he alleged that the state has been transformed into a super-standup comedian-run state.
The TVK chief, targeting the CM again, said that he was not concerned about his personal life.
"Be what you want to be. But your governance is flawed and not required for TN," he alleged.
The actor-politician claimed that Tamil Nadu meant Vijay and he represented the entire state.
Referring to Stalin's statement that he had no foes in politics and that all were his friends, Vijay asked, "then why blame me for the Karur stampede," referring to the tragedy during a TVK rally that killed 41 persons and injured many.
Further, he asked: "Why refuse venue and permission for TVK (rallies and events), if we are friends...you did everything and blamed us for the Karur tragedy."
Praising the people for their clarity, he said that he would visit every village and personally meet the people once the TVK formed the government following a huge win in the 2026 Assembly election.
Vijay, who arrived to a rousing reception by party workers at Agaramcheri village near the Pallikonda toll plaza on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway in this district, administered a pledge to the TVK members.
"No one can buy us, our vote is for (party symbol) whistle. We won't believe anyone and get deceived. We won't deviate from our words. This is the truth," Vijay said and asked his party workers to repeat after him.
Vijay reiterated that the TVK's stand was secularism and social justice.
He continued to wear his trademark white shirt and a sandal-like mild coloured trouser, while sporting his usual stubble.