TVK chief and actor Vijay unveiled all 234 candidates of his party on 29 March 2026 for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and criticised the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies as a “stitched-together alliance.”
Amid this, Father Charles Kumar of St. Joseph’s Church, Vyasarpadi, Chennai, issued sharp criticism of Vijay’s political positioning and public messaging during a media interaction.
Speaking to the media, he said, “The political situation right now is more or less clear – alliances have been finalised and it is almost settled who gets which seat. Some people came and asked me: ‘In your constituency, who will the minority vote, the Christian vote go to? Vijay is a Christian, after all.’ I told them: one must not be a Christian only in name. Our vote will go to those who are Christians in deed, not just in name.
It is well known that minorities extend their support only to those who do not act as puppets of the RSS and who do not align themselves with religion-based politics or parties. This has been said for a long time, and I conveyed the same when I was asked about it.
Now, in the Perambur constituency, when I was asked whether Christians would vote for Vijay since he himself is a Christian, I responded that being a Christian is not just about the name – one must also live as a Christian in their life. Recently, information has come to light about how he conducts his personal life. If a person is unable to safeguard and manage his own family, it raises the question of how he would protect a nation, Tamil Nadu, and the Tamil people. This is something that many people are widely discussing now.
I have also been telling many that someone who has not been involved in anything so far, who has not participated in any political struggles, and who has not raised their voice for Tamil Nadu or for the Tamil people, cannot reasonably expect to receive the support of the people.
Moreover, it is widely known that the BJP at the Centre has consistently acted against the interests of Tamil Nadu, Tamil land, Tamil people, and the Tamil language. While they allocate thousands of crores to Sanskrit – a language that is no longer in common use, they show hesitation in supporting Tamil culture, which has ancient roots in civilization and heritage.
So, how can they expect the people of Tamil Nadu to support them? Those who have aligned with them and live as their subordinates now coming to seek the support of Tamil people is, in my view, completely unjustified.”
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