The Vijay Wave: The Rise of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and the Fall of Tamil Nadu’s Political Old Guard
(By Ayesha Mahnoor) Introduction: A Political Earthquake in the South In one of the most dramatic electoral upsets in modern Indian political history, Tamil Nadu has witnessed the end of a decades-long duopoly. Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay, known to millions as Thalapathy, has led his newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to win 108 seats…