Official statement from Greater Chennai Police:
Vijayan had exchanged objectionable electronic communications with the arrested accused, Thirunavukkarasu, and had remained in continuous contact with him during the period of the alleged criminal conspiracy. In order to ascertain the facts and circumstances surrounding these communications, a summons was duly issued to Vijayan.
His mobile phone has been sent for forensic analysis.
He has been instructed to appear when required for further examination.
My Experience with the RTO: Today vs. 8 Years Ago
It was 1996 when the Tamil movie Indian was released. It focused heavily on the deep-rooted corruption within RTO (Regional Transport Office) offices in Tamil Nadu. The movie was supposed to sound the alarm and raise public awareness to help reduce corruption. Instead, bribery became more normalized than ever before. For the past 30 years, it felt like only middlemen could walk into an RTO and actually get anything done.
In 2018, when we moved back to India from the US, I had a naive mindset and a strong will not to pay bribes. I had purchased a used tractor for agricultural use. Despite having all the proper paperwork, I had to make at least a dozen trips to the RTO office, spending several months waiting before I finally succeeded. I made it my mission to persist and win. I did eventually succeed in registering the vehicle, but it came at a heavy cost to my time and emotional well-being. At the end of the grueling process, the assistant to the RTO laughed as he signed the papers and asked me to at least buy a flag for ₹50.
Since then, I evolved into a "normal" Tamilian because survival comes first. Bribes had simply become a normalized part of life.
Even after the 2026 election results and @TVKVijayHQ public stance against bribery, I still didn't voluntarily choose to go to the RTO office myself this time.
However, I went today because a middleman told me, "Sir, please go yourself, as middlemen are no longer encouraged inside the offices." To my surprise, I walked in alone with the paperwork from my dealership. The entire process took two and a half hours. All of the staff members were courteous, except for the brake inspector. He reminded me of the movie Indian—he easily could have worn me down, but I persisted, driven by the hope given to us by our CM, @TVKVijayHQ sir.
What gave me real hope, though, was the RTO officer himself. As he signed the papers, he explicitly told us, "You will be given a username and password to pay online. Please do not pay any money to anyone else." I never imagined I would hear those words inside an RTO office in my lifetime.
Today, I got the work done with absolutely zero bribes. A huge thanks to Thiru. Vijay Avl and the people for electing him as our CM.
I will write a separate post soon detailing where process reforms are still required based on my experience. Many British-era rules still exist; changing them will reduce corruption to an even greater extent.
@raavanamavan7@CMOTamilnadu@VigneshTvkCbe@arunraajkg@BussyAnand@RameshOffcl@makkal_saatchi
same thing happened to me. One of my reportees is from Tamil Nadu day before the election, I asked him to vote for TVK. He was genuinely surprised that I'm a Vijay supporter
IT ல வேலை செய்றான். Backend frontend ன்னு பூந்து விளாடுறான். எந்த issue வந்தாலும் எடுத்து போட்டு வேலை செஞ்சி fix பண்றான். ஏதாவது கேட்டா அவ்வளவு அறிவா explain பண்றான். ஆனா விஜயா இருக்கான். 😤
From entertaining hearts to leading the state… some journeys are truly EXTRAORDINARY.
It was an honour to greet our Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru C. Joseph Vijay sir.
From Rasigan Express, to the Vijay Awards stage, to sharing the screen in GOAT… and now, this moment with you, sir. This will always be the most special.
The brotherhood. The bond. It continues… ❤️
@TVKVijayHQ@CMOTamilnadu
Interesting to see even cab drivers in Kolkata talking about CM Vijay and the changes he’s proposing for Tamil Nadu.
If even a fraction of the ideas being discussed are implemented effectively, Tamil Nadu could become a real game changer.
மருத்துவம் மற்றும் மக்கள் நல்வாழ்வுத் துறை சார்பில் நடைபெற்ற நிகழ்ச்சியில், மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர், "நலம் TN” இணையதளத்தைத் தொடங்கி வைத்து, மருத்துவக் கட்டடங்களைத் திறந்து வைத்து, 751 உதவி மருத்துவர்கள் மற்றும் 1,393 சுகாதார ஆய்வாளர்களுக்கு பணிநியமன ஆணைகளை வழங்கினார்
#CMJosephVijay
Had the opportunity to share my thoughts with NDTV on the release of Jana Nayagan. Speaking not just as a viewer, but as someone who has admired @actorvijay journey for years.
Grateful for the platform.
PS : [I have not watched one Frame of Jananayagan and won’t until I get to watch in on silver screen] @KasthuriShankar
#Jananayagan
The opponents of this #TVK Government need someone more charismatic than #CMVijay to dethrone him..
Even that is possible after a minimum of one complete term or even more..
As of now,there is no one to do it in TN political arena
His movie stardom combined with his dramatic cinema style speeches is connecting very well with the people
They are enjoying it
Right or Wrong is a different perspective
But this is the hard reality
Regular Political replies aren't going to affect him a tiny bit...
🤷♂️🤷♂️