TVK Chief Vijay’s fan slits throat over defeat rumours

The victim reportedly was distressed over ‘Vijay’s defeat’ when he slit his throat outside his home on Monday morning.

As vote counting continues in four states, along with the union territory of Puducherry, Tamil Nadu has so far surprised the nation, with actor-politician Vijay’s TamilagaVettriKazhagam (TVK) making a stellar debut, threatening the incumbent DMK government. However, what shocked everyone was one of Vijay’s fans slitting his throat over defeat rumours.

Man slits his throat after being upset over defeat rumours of Vijay’s TVK.

The victim has been identified as 28-year-old K. Mahendran, a resident of the Krishnagiri area, according to a leading portal. Mahendran was apparently distressed over ‘Vijay’s defeat’ when he slit his throat outside his home on Monday morning, police were quoted as saying. Onlookers rescued him and took him to Krishnagiri Government Medical College and Hospital, where he is receiving intensive treatment, the report quoted a police officer as saying.

TVK makes a stellar debut, shocking the DMK.

Vijay’s TVK pulled off a stellar debut in Tamil Nadu, speeding ahead of MK Stalin’s DMK, which was struggling in third place with leads in the 20s, according to trends at around 12 pm on Friday, as shown by analytics portal PValue. Despite TVK’s grand show, the trends showcase a “resurgent” AIADMK holding its ground. As counting progresses into the afternoon for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has extended his lead to 17,766 votes in his home constituency of Edappadi, maintaining his status as the party’s most secure candidate, PTI news agency reported.

Actor Vijay, popularly known as Thalapathy, entered politics in 2024 after launching the TVK and has since made it clear that it would contest the elections on its own. In the run-up to the polls, the actor-politician described it as a “democratic battle” rather than just an electoral contest. He said that TVK “will never compromise our politics for anyone or anything.” Earlier, there were reports that the BJP was putting pressure on TVK to join hands ahead of the assembly elections. However, Vijay rejected these claims. Later in February, the party made it clear that it would not ally with the BJP despite increasing pressure.