Vijay to unveil app for his party’s membership enrollment drive

Chennai: Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam said on Tuesday that its chief, Vijay, will inaugurate the party's membership enrollment drive on July 30 and unveil an exclusive app for this purpose, PTI reported.

Considering the people's welfare, and with their support, the TVK led by Vijay is working towards regime change and in pursuance of that goal, the party had already announced "membership enrolment wing," the party said.

As per a party resolution adopted in the executive committee meeting, in order to enrol two crore members, an exclusive app for membership enrolment will be launched at the party headquarters in suburban Panaiyur, it said.

Party general secretary N Anand, in a statement, hailed Vijay as the "people's beloved chief ministerial candidate," and said the TVK chief will introduce the app to the people and inaugurate the membership enrolment campaign.

While people may continue to enrol themselves as TVK members by visiting https://tvk.family, they could also become party members by using the app to be introduced on Wednesday.

Anand said the party's over 69,000 polling station agents would also engage themselves in enrolling members for the party in their respective areas by going door-to-door.

The party said district secretaries and functionaries of the membership enrolment wing alone should be present for the event.

In the meantime, Vijay has launched a sharp critique against both the BJP and the ruling DMK, accusing them of orchestrating a "coordinated drama" around Tamil pride and the Chola dynasty for political advantage ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

In a strongly worded statement, Vijay took aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Ariyalur to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I’s naval expedition to Southeast Asia.

The visit, he claimed, was an attempt by the BJP to appropriate Tamil history, while simultaneously marginalising the state.

“Had the DMK government given the Chola emperors the full honour they deserve, the anti-Tamil Union government wouldn't have stepped in to take credit. Instead, the DMK has welcomed PM Modi's visit as a matter of honour — this is not pride, it is surrender,” Vijay stated.