CHENNAI: A day after registering a significant victory in the Assembly elections, C Joseph Vijay, president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), on Tuesday paid floral tributes to the party’s ideological icons, Velu Nachiyar, K Kamaraj, Periyar E V Ramasamy, B R Ambedkar, and Anjalai Ammal at the party headquarters in Panaiyur.

Arriving at the headquarters, Vijay first offered tributes at the statues of the leaders within the premises, marking the occasion a day after the party’s win.

Vijay, a popular actor-turned-politician who formally launched TVK in 2024, contested his first major election this year. The party secured a notable number of seats in the Assembly, signaling its emergence as a new political force in Tamil Nadu and strengthening Vijay’s position in state politics.