Chennai, Dec. 19 -- At his first public rally in Tamil Nadu after the Karur stampede, Vijay on Thursday invoked AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran (MGR) and successor J Jayalalithaa to attack the ruling DMK.

Describing his fledgling party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as pure, the actor-politician borrowed the AIADMK's stalwarts phrase that the "DMK is an evil force" to describe his opposition to the ruling party led by chief minister MK Stalin.

"I used to wonder why MGR and Jayalalithaa used a certain phrase against the DMK. I understand that now. DMK is an evil force and I repeat. We (TVK) are a pure force. The 2026 contest is between the evil DMK and the pure TVK," Vijay thundered to his supporters.

Vijay projected himself as the prima...