Ahead of Pongal, actor Vijay may float new party

The actor had called fan club leaders from all over Tamil Nadu and sought their views on his entering politics.
Ahead of Pongal, actor Vijay may float new party
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CHENNAI: By Pongal, another political party is to be launched in Tamil Nadu. Ahead of the 2011 elections for the Tamil Nadu Assembly, actor Vijay is keen on making a political splash, he told his fans on Monday.

At the closed-door meeting of the office-bearers of his fan club held at V S Kalayana Mandapam in Vadapalani, the actor reportedly sought the views of his fans on his entering politics. They overwhelmingly supported the idea of a new party and entering the electoral arena solo rather than his joining some other party. However, some fans suggested that the new party could forge an alliance with the AIADMK.

Deliberations were on inside the mandapam with the media kept at bay since noon. Around 7.30 pm, when the fans dispersed, they were confident that a new party would be launched.

It is said that Vijay had been speaking his mind to fans at the district level for quite some time, though this was the first time he had called fan club leaders from all over the State for a meeting. However, it remains to be seen if the new party would make any impact in State politics, for Vijay’s following is more or less restricted to his fan clubs. He also has a string of box office failures and had political ambitions.

Over a year ago, he even went to New Delhi to meet AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi. Though nothing came of the meeting — it was then said that he wanted to be the chief of the Tamil Nadu Congress unit — and he continued to act in films, it now appears that he has dropped the Congress option.

Be that as it may, with a whole host of political parties in the scene, Vijay might not be able to make a mark as a leader.

It is also doubtful whether people would accept him as a politician at a time when he is also not seen as a successful actor.

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