Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay faces serious accusations from whistleblowers in Tamil Nadu, including charges of Loyola syndicate influence, benami transactions, and fraudulent illicit money activities. These accusations arise against the backdrop of Vijay’s statements about eradicating corruption in Tamil Nadu, raising questions about his integrity given the charges levelled against him.
Whistleblowers trace these allegations back to the early days of Vijay’s acting career, starting with films like Naalaiya Theerpu (1992), Senthoorapandi (1993), Rasigan (1994), and Deva (1995), except for his first film, produced by Vijay’s father, Chandrasekhar, under VV Creations, all the others were made by XB Film Creators, owned by Xavier Britto, Vijay’s uncle. Britto has not mentioned this relationship in his PR despite producing these films.
This raised suspicions that led to further investigation, which led to another of Vijay’s uncles, Xavier Alphonse, who served as principal of Loyola College from 1992 to 1995. It is alleged that he embezzled or misappropriated society funds amounting to ₹2 crores, which were then allegedly funnelled into movie studios to kickstart their ventures. All of this supposedly occurred with the knowledge of SA Chandrasekhar, Vijay’s father.
All these allegations emerged in the context of an RTI request made by Mary Rajasekaran regarding the committee inquiry report that led to the dismissal of Vijay’s uncle, Xavier Alphonse, from Loyola College. She sought access to the related documents, but there has been no response—only a simple denial.
Whistleblowers allege that the issues extend beyond lobbying and the creation of syndicates, with numerous accusations surfacing regarding harassment of women, financial mismanagement, tax evasion, benami transactions, and a religion conversion mafia linked to the Society of Jesus.
They highlight that Vijay intentionally evaded disclosing an additional income of ₹15 crore during the financial year 2015-16, only revealing it under pressure in court later. Furthermore, until the release of his movie Mersal in 2017, he made statements under the heading “Jesus Saves,” raising doubts about his sudden advocacy for secularism, which many view as hypocritical.
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