India, Jan. 25 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazagham (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday gave a war cry to the party for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026, saying that it is "not just an election but a democratic battle".

"The AIADMK has directly surrendered to the BJP, and the DMK has indirectly surrendered to the BJP. We do not bow down to any pressure. Does this face look like it would succumb to pressure?" Vijay was quoted by the news agency ANI as saying.

The actor-turned politician added that only his party TVK had the "guts" to take on DMK, which he called an "evil force" and the AIADMK, which got the "corrupt force" label from him.

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