Vijay and four musketeers: In search of magic number

 Vijay and four musketeers: In search of magic number 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 09.05.2026

Four key TVK leaders, considered part of Vijay’s core team, played a central role in wooing Left parties and VCK as the party intensified efforts to prove its numbers to form the govt. T Nagar MLA-elect Bussy Anand, TVK general secretary, held discussions with CPI state secretary M Veerapandian, while Tiruparankundram MLA-elect C T R Nirmal Kumar met CPM state secretary P Shanmugam soon after TVK sent letters seeking support. Though CPI and CPM publicly declared “unconditional support” to TVK on Friday, sources said talks included assurances from TVK that it would not align with “anti-secular forces”, would oppose the three language policy and NEET, and resist policies “pushed by BJP”. 

Meanwhile, Villivakkam MLA Aadhav Arjuna held multiple rounds of talks with VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan after Vijay personally spoke to him over the phone. Unlike the Left parties, VCK sought ministerial representation, sources said. Following talks, VCK’s high-level committee met on Friday evening to take a final call. In another round of outreach, Tiruchengode MLA-elect Arun Raj met IUML leaders. However, talks failed as IUML said it would support the Governor’s efforts to facilitate govt formation but did not clarify if it would back TVK. 

FAB FOUR: 1 Bussy Anand; 2 AadhavArjuna; 3 CTRNirmal 2 AadhavArjuna; 3 CTRNirmal 2 AadhavArjuna; 3 CTRNirmal 2 AadhavArjuna; 3 CTRNirmal Kumar; 4 Arun Ra