Vijay’s blockbuster opening: How cinema powered the TVK chief’s rise in Tamil Nadu politics
At Tirupattur in Sivaganga district, the counting of votes for the Assembly elections played out like a Vijay film. During the final round of counting, election officials declared that the candidate belonging to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won by a single vote over his rival. Now, take that in: a mere single vote. This…