Tamil cinema legend <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/kamal-haasan-s-vishwaroopam-to-miss-release-date-in-tn-197918" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Kamal Haasan</a> has come out in support of actor and politician Vijay, whose party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
On Thursday, Kamal took to his X, formerly Twitter, and penned a long note in which he also lauded the political maturity of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/rajinikanth-meets-former-tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalin-after-dmk-poll-setback-23629153" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">M K Stalin</a>.
He wrote in Tamil, &ldquo;In the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, the people have not granted any single party the authority to form a government independently. This outcome is unprecedented in the history of Tamil Nadu. My brother, Mr. mkstalin has announced, &lsquo;We respect the people's verdict; we will function as a responsible opposition&rsquo;. I respect his political maturity. Those currently in constitutional positions must now fulfill the same duty. This is not a demand, but a reminder of their constitutional obligation. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, led by Mr. TVKVijayHQ , has won 108 seats&rdquo;.
&ldquo;Not inviting him to form the government would amount to disrespecting the mandate of the people of Tamil Nadu. 233 elected members are still unable to take their oaths. This is an insult to the state; it is damage to democracy. In the S.R. Bommai case, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/vijay-income-row-madras-hc-orders-listing-of-plea-for-criminal-case-23629189" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Supreme Court</a> has clearly stated, &lsquo;Majority must be proven in the Legislative Assembly, not in Raj Bhavan&rsquo;. What I am speaking is not party politics. This is the policy voice of an Indian citizen. The verdict of the people of Tamil Nadu must be respected (sic)&rdquo;, he added.
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தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றத் தேர்தலில் தனித்து ஆட்சியமைக்கும் அதிகாரத்தை மக்கள் எந்தக் கட்சிக்கும் வழங்கவில்லை. இந்த முடிவு தமிழ்நாட்டு வரலாற்றில் முன்னெப்போதும் நிகழாதது. என் சகோதரர் திரு. <a href="https://twitter.com/mkstalin?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@mkstalin</a> அவர்கள் &lsquo;மக்கள் தீர்ப்பை மதிக்கிறோம்; பொறுப்பான எதிர்க்கட்சியாகச் செயல்படுவோம்&rsquo; என்று&hellip;
&mdash; Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) <a href="https://twitter.com/ikamalhaasan/status/2052279349467140586?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">May 7, 2026</a></blockquote>

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Vijay&rsquo;s party won 108 seats out of the 234 seats in Tamil Nadu. The majority mark in Tamil Nadu is 118 seats, and the actor needs support from 10 MLAs to form the government. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/vijay-led-tamilaga-vettri-kazhagam-emerges-largest-party-seeks-to-form-government-in-tamil-nadu-23629067" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Vijay&rsquo;s</a> election win marked a historic win in the state, given that it fought its first elections and emerged as the single largest party.
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