Indian actor and politician Vijay’s full name is Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, also written as C. Joseph Vijay. His political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerged as the single largest party in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election. The TVK formed a coalition government with the help of the Indian National Congress and other parties, and Vijay was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on May 10, 2026. As an actor, he is regarded as a major star in southern Indian cinema and is popularly referred to as Thalapathy (“Leader”).
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