Actress Kasthuri and SAC took part in the function organised by Thalapathy Vijay's former manager P T Selvakumar who runs Kalpai Makkal iyakkam. The iyyakam has been doing service to women and daily wage workers during the lockdown. There was a buzz that Kasthuri had joined BJP when Amit Shah visited Chennai, She denied it.
The President of the Thalapathy Vijay Makkal Iyakkam which applied for a political party registration has resigned, citing police harassment. SAC pulled back his application. Padmanabhan in his statement said that his family and relatives were subjected to police harassment for no fault of theirs. The Iyyakam which took a political colour at the behest of SAC, father of Vijay, is now headless. Vijay’s mother Shoba who signed in the application as treasurer had publicly stated that she was misled by her husband into doing so. The police harassment of those in the Vijay Makkal Iyakkam that owes allegiance to SAC is seen as a sign of a pact between the actor and the ruling AIADMK- BJP combine. The understanding is that Vijay would maintain a silence during the upcoming State polls.
The behind the scenes activity is said to be the work of Anand , who was MLA from Puduchery’s Bussy constituency. He then was in TMC and in the subsequent election he lost. SAC had inducted him in the Vijay fans association and he gradually grew to be the All India President of the organization that was converted into a welfare association. A few months back, SAC started speaking in public about the likelihood of his son coming to politics. This spurred a series of posters coming up in Madurai and elsewhere proclaiming Vijay as future CM. SAC was caught off guard when those who put up the posters were suspended from the Iyyakam by Anand. Raja, a trusted aide of SAC, who was overseeing the Iyakkam affairs was forced to quit as his mentor lost his grip on the outfit.
SAC then saw that the association was filled with yes men of Anand. SAC says that for 37 districts, the body has 200 District Presidents. He claims that ad-hoc appointments were made and those in these posts accepted money from the ruling and opposition political parties. He says that the social media handles were in the hands of these groups who put out false stories about undeserving people and crediting them for having helped the Iyakkam. SAC points out that Vijay believes this news as he has no interaction with the media or anybody else. In short, Vijay is in the hands of the group that has kept him in a web of lies.
SAC found that his son was not willing to let go of Anand. It is said that Anand drafted the unsigned press note by Vijay to the media. He had used strong words implying that Vijay’s father’s actions were illegal and would invite action . The actor also asked his fans to not take part in these activities. Soon after this, Anand got all District Presidents for a meet with Vijay to show that the rank and file was with the actor. As Vijay’s mother Shoba’s signature on the application form was seen as the actor playing a game, Anand masterminded a press meet and got her to denounce SAC.
Already many who supported SAC were picked up by police on trumped up charges and their family members harassed. SAC claimed that Padmanabhan was only a dummy who would vacate the post as soon as Vijay got ready to occupy it. He claimed that all those who were seen as threat to Anand camp was targeted with the help of the police and to save them the political party was started. Now with the latest resignation , more might desert SAC.
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