Congratulatory messages pour in for TN’s new CM

Leaders from across the political spectrum on Sunday congratulated TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the Centre will keep working with the State Government to improve the lives of people.

The Congress, which has extended support to the TVK, hailed the actor-turned-politician following his swearing-in ceremony, as party leader Rahul Gandhi said Tamil Nadu has chosen “a new generation and a new voice”.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake also extended congratulations to Vijay, highlighting the deep historical and cultural ties between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu.

In a social media post, Dissanayake said Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu are “connected through history, culture, enterprise, and enduring people-to-people ties across generations”.

Vijay was sworn-in as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday in a colourful ceremony, ushering in the first non-DMK, non-AIADMK Government in the southern State in 60 years with promise of transparent governance and an assertion that he will be the sole power centre in the State.

In his post on X, Prime Minister Modi said, “Congratulations to Thiru C Joseph Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. Best wishes for his tenure ahead. The Central Government will keep working with the Tamil Nadu Government to improve the lives of people.”

Congress leader Gandhi, who attended Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony in Chennai, said on X, “Tamil Nadu has chosen. A new generation. A new voice. A new imagination. My good wishes to Thiru Vijay - may he fulfil the hopes of the people of Tamil Nadu.”

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also congratulated Vijay and said he is confident that under the TVK chief’s leadership, the ideals that have long defined the State’s political and social consciousness will continue to guide governance.

“On the swearing-in of Thiru TVK Vijay as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to him, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party and the entire progressive alliance,” Kharge said on X.

The formation of this Government reaffirms the enduring strength of self-respect, social justice, empowerment and rational thought, are values that have long defined Tamil Nadu’s political and social consciousness, he said, adding this is the “legacy shaped by Periyar and Kamrajar”.