Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026
How VCK with just 2 MLAs strung Vijay along for 3 days
For three days, Vijay's march to Fort St George was repeatedly stalled not by a rival heavyweight, but by a two-MLA party that kept Tamil Nadu politics on edge.

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For three days, Vijay's march to Fort St George was repeatedly stalled not by a rival heavyweight, but by a two-MLA party that kept Tamil Nadu politics on edge.
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