New Delhi:Â Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) founder-leader and actor Vijayakanth, succumbed to Covid-19 in Chennai on the age of 71 on Thursday, following a optimistic take a look at end result.Vijayakanth was hospitalized and positioned on ventilator help as a result of respiratory difficulties he skilled.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the demise of Vijayakanth who was Widely often called ‘Captain’. Taking to microblogging website X (previously Twitter), PM wrote, “Extremely saddened by the passing away of Thiru Vijayakanth Ji. A legend of the Tamil film world, his charismatic performances captured the hearts of millions. As a political leader, he was deeply committed to public service, leaving a lasting impact on Tamil Naduâs political landscape. His passing leaves a void that will be hard to fill.”
Extremely saddened by the passing away of Thiru Vijayakanth Ji. A legend of the Tamil movie world, his charismatic performances captured the hearts of thousands and thousands. As a political chief, he was deeply dedicated to public service, leaving a long-lasting influence on Tamil Naduâs politicalâĤ pic.twitter.com/di0ZUfUVWo
â Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 28, 2023
Vijayakanth’s life is marked by a profitable profession within the Tamil movie business. He featured in 154 films earlier than venturing into politics. While holding a place at Nadigar Sangam (formally often called the South Indian Artistes’ Association (SIAA)), Vijayakanth introduced revolutionary modifications to the South movie business.
He based Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazgam in 2005. In 2006, DMDK contested in all meeting seats and bagged a lowly 10 per cent of the whole vote share. However, not one of the occasion’s candidates, aside from the founder-leader got here out on the profitable facet.
In 2011, DMDK fought the elections in alliance with the AIADMK and contested 41 constituencies, profitable 26. The Captain’s occasion scripted historical past, profitable extra seats than the DMK in 2011 and emerged because the principal Opposition Party that 12 months.
Vijayakanth served because the chief of the Opposition within the Tamil Nadu Assembly from 2011-2016. Later, owing to variations of opinion, the DMDK broke ties with the AIADMK, leading to bulk resignations of DMDK MLAs.
The occasion, due to this fact, misplaced its standing of being the principle Opposition occasion. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly twice, representing the Virudhachalam and Rishivandiyam constituencies.
The DMDK contested the 2014 parliament elections in alliance with the NDA however confronted an enormous defeat and its vote share noticed a major drop. In the 2016, 2019 and 2021 elections, the DMDK did not carry out effectively as Vijayakanth battled well being problems.
