Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay was sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Sunday (May 10, 2026) morning — a moment long awaited by several thousand fans and supporters. As Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new Chief Minister, emotionally-charged supporters cheered their ‘Thalapathy’ assuming Tamil Nadu’s top political office. Several fans turned visibly emotional, with some shedding tears of joy as they witnessed the actor-turned-politician becoming the Chief Minister of the State. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was present on the stage.

Dressed in a black blazer and black pants, Mr. Vijay wore his characteristic smile as he walked up to the podium to be administered the customary oath of office and secrecy. As he commenced uttering “C. Joseph Vijay ennum naan…”, the crowd erupted in celebration, with whistle sounds filling the stadium with excitement and a sense of political arrival.

TVK contested in 233 constituencies without any allies and secured around 1.7 crore of the total 4.9 crore votes polled in the April 23 Assembly election. Over the five days after his party secured 108 of the 234 seats in the Assembly on May 4, Mr. Vijay managed to secure the support of the Congress, the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, and the Indian Union Muslim League to form the government. On Saturday evening, the Governor appointed Mr. Vijay as the Chief Minister with a direction to seek the vote of confidence of the Assembly on or before May 13.