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“I have covered DMK meetings and VCK conferences before, but TVK meetings and rallies are unique,” Krithika, a journalist who had covered the Vikravandi conference, told me. “The crowd is not just the TVK cadre. They are fans living in their cinematic universe. They consider all these events to be like movies.” According to her, it is not just Vijay who treats the rallies differently than a career politician would—his followers have a “psyche” different from other political supporters. “They are unmanageable and don’t follow rules. They came in large numbers the day before the event and all they wanted was to have a glimpse of the actor and listen to what he says.” With many of the rally’s participants arriving in Villupuram a day prior, elaborate security arrangements were put in place.
Sujatha Sivagnanam (@sujajourno) reports how Vijay’s path to political success goes over Karur’s dead: caravanmagazine.in/politics/vijay… #TVKVijay

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