Chennai, Nov. 6 -- In its first party meeting since the Karur stampede in which 41 people died, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) headed by actor Vijay on Wednesday ruled out any change in stance on alliance amid overtures from the BJP-AIADMK combine after the tragedy and that he will remain the main contender against the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.

TVK passed 12 resolutions including naming their party president Vijay as the chief ministerial candidate, authorising him to decide on alliance matters, and attacking the DMK- led state government and BJP-led Union government over various issues. In doing so the actor has made it clear that he will make his political debut in next year's elections -...