CM Vijay urges TVK MLAs to stay united, prioritise public grievances, avoid controversies

Police personnel stand guard during a consultative meeting commenced by TVK founder and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, with party MLAs, in Mamallapuram on November 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) held a meeting with his party MLAs for nearly three hours at a private resort near Mamallapuram in Chengalpattu district and urged them to stay united, work for the people and refrain from getting involved in controversies.His meeting with the party MLAs assumes significance against the backdrop of his government completing six months in office and some legislators recently getting involved in controversies. Barring a few legislators, the majority of the legislators participated in the meeting.Sources who attended the meeting told The Hindu that Mr. Vijay interacted with the MLAs in batches of 10, spending nearly 10 to 15 minutes with each batch. He first held discussions with the women MLAs of the party. Later, he interacted with the other MLAs and finally with the Ministers.Sources said Mr. Vijay conveyed Deepavali greetings to the MLAs and distributed saris and dhotis to them. Some MLAs were learnt to have raised the issue of not being able to meet him frequently and of non-cooperation from officials. The Chief Minister took note of their concerns and told them to bring forward grievances from their respective Assembly constituencies and meet him at the Secretariat.He also urged the party MLAs to stay united and refrain from getting involved in any controversies. He is also learnt to have told them that the Opposition parties might attempt to create controversies and cautioned them to remain vigilant. Published - November 11, 2026 10:43 pm IST