Former Tamil Nadu minister and senior AIADMK leader K.A. Sengottaiyan formally joined Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday, 27 November 2025, after meeting party founder Vijay. His induction marks one of the most significant political crossovers since the launch of the party.
According to party sources, Sengottaiyan has been appointed Chief Coordinator of the TVK Executive Committee, a position that enables him to report directly to the party leader. He has also been made Organisational Secretary for the western region, overseeing Erode, Coimbatore, Nilgiris and Tiruppur districts.
TVK had earlier formed an 18- to 28-member executive committee comprising the general secretary, the election campaign general secretary, joint general secretaries, deputy general secretaries, district secretaries and selected members. Leadership of this key committee has now been entrusted to Sengottaiyan.
Sources said the responsibilities given to him place him on par with senior office-bearers who directly coordinate with the party’s top leadership. It was previously speculated that Sengottaiyan would be given a role equivalent in stature to that of the general secretary. His new assignments indicate that he will work closely with the general secretary on organisational and strategic matters.
Party sources say senior leaders John Arockiaswamy and Aadhav Arjun met Sengottaiyan last weekend to finalise preparations for bringing him into the fold.
Sengottaiyan, who began his political journey alongside M.G. Ramachandran and later held important positions under former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and present AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, is regarded as one of the party’s senior-most strategists. TVK sources said the leadership decided to give him major responsibilities considering his long political experience and his role during critical phases in AIADMK’s history.
Following his expulsion from the AIADMK, more than 30 office-bearers who were removed under the party’s internal rules have also moved to join TVK. They arrived in Panaiyur ahead of Sengottaiyan and are expected to be inducted alongside him during the event scheduled later today. Sengottaiyan resigned as Gobichettipalayam MLA on Wednesday, 26 November 2025.
Sharing a video on X, Vijay stated, “I extend a warm welcome to brother Sengottaiyan and all those joining him. I am confident that his long years of political experience and grassroots work will add immense strength to our party.”
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