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Is Vijay secular? It's wrong to ask if he's anti-BJP, says MP Manickam Tagore
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News18•01-10-2026, 21:59
Is Vijay secular? It's wrong to ask if he's anti-BJP, says MP Manickam Tagore
- •Manickam Tagore stated Vijay doesn't need to tear open his chest like Hanuman daily to prove he is secular.
- •Rahul Gandhi spoke with Vijay during the Karur tragedy, but Vijay never revealed it.
- •Congress leaders were consulted in January regarding opinions on the 2026 election alliance.
- •Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge informed DMK MP T.R. Baalu before leaving the alliance.
- •Vijay is clear in his secular principles, according to Manickam Tagore.
Key Questions Answered
MP and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President Manickam Tagore stated in Madurantakam that it is wrong to ask whether Vijay is secular or anti-BJP, emphasizing that Vijay does not need to constantly prove his secular principles.
According to MP Manickam Tagore, Rahul Gandhi spoke with Vijay during the Karur tragedy to offer personal support, comparing the loss to his own father's death and encouraging Vijay to stand with the people who believe in him.
MP Manickam Tagore explained that after assessing that the DMK would lose the election and deciding that allying with them was inadvisable, Congress leadership chose to support and ally with TVK to stand with the mandate of the people.
