Chennai, 28 Nov 

Actor-politician Vijay and his TVK will create a lasting impact in Tamil Nadu politics and MGR’s political legacy will be with Vijay, K A Sengottaiyan, who joined the actor-led party, said on Friday.

The 77-year-old leader, who was formerly with the AIADMK, drew a comparison between Vijay launching his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and matinee idol and iconic leader M G Ramachandran launching the AIADMK in 1972.

“Vijay has commenced his political journey like MGR. He keeps photos of MGR and (former CM) Annadurai,” Sengottaiyan told reporters before leaving for Coimbatore.

The former state minister arrived at the airport sporting the TVK party flag on his car, in contrast to the AIADMK flag with Annadurai’s image that he had used all these years, and said Vijay would certainly succeed in his political journey.

“When MGR launched the AIADMK, they criticised that the party would not last long and that it would become a flop like a film lasting for only 100 days. But MGR created history, his rule lasted for a long time, and no one could defeat him till the end,” Sengottaiyan, named as TVK’s chief coordinator by Vijay, said.

Vijay commenced his political journey like MGR, and he would surely succeed, the senior politician claimed, while responding to a question on whether he saw MGR in Vijay and if MGR’s political legacy will follow the TVK.