Rajinikanth meets MK Stalin in Chennai after DMK’s defeat in elections
Rajinikanth meets outgoing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chennai on May 6, 2026. Reports say that the actor expressed support and promised to stand by her in difficult times.
Two days after DMK’s crushing defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, superstar Rajinikanth met DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin at his Chennai residence. A picture of 75-year-old Rajinikanth sitting opposite 73-year-old Stalin went viral on social media.
According to reports, Rajinikanth used this meeting to extend his support to Stalin.
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Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) defeated the DMK in the elections, winning 108 seats against the DMK’s 59 seats. Stalin also lost to TVK candidate VS Babu in his constituency by about 8,700 votes. With the DMK and its allies securing the second-highest number of votes, the alliance is set to sit in the opposition in the new assembly.
Since Stalin did not win a single seat, his son Udhayanidhi Stalin, former deputy chief minister and current MLA from Chepauk, may take over as leader of the opposition. Rajinikanth’s visit has attracted attention due to his long-standing interest in politics and the support he has given to the DMK in the past. In 1995, when he was expected to enter politics but it did not happen, he supported the DMK alliance and campaigned for it. He also supported the party in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. Rajinikanth later announced his political entry in 2017, but withdrew in 2021 citing health reasons.
After Vijay’s win, Rajinikanth shared a post on Instagram congratulating the actor-politician.
Vijay won both Trichy East and Perambur in the election and is likely to retain Perambur and resign from Trichy East, leading to a by-election. They still need 11 more seats to prove majority and form the government.
According to sources, the actor-politician is in talks with the Congress, Left parties and other smaller regional organizations including Viduthalai Chiruthigal Katchi (VCK), CPI (M), CPI and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) to secure the required numbers for the alliance arrangement.
sources told India Today Vijay is likely to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on May 7 along with nine cabinet ministers.