DMK Mocks Actor Vijay's Poll Promises, Calls Him An Actor Reading A Script

This report covers the political friction in Tamil Nadu between the ruling DMK and actor-turned-politician Vijay, President of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). DMK's Deputy General Secretary, K. Ponmudi, has mocked Vijay's recent speech in Kanchipuram, questioning how he would fulfil promises of providing a house and a two-wheeler for every person. According to reporter Pramod Madhav, Ponmudi claimed that Vijay 'is only reading whatever has been given to him and in a kind of way implying that he is not thinking on his own'. The DMK leader's comments dismiss Vijay's statements as mere dialogues delivered by an actor, escalating the war of words between the two parties ahead of state elections.