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Unveiled at Manadu 2 · Madurai · August 2025
தேர்தல் அறிக்கை 2026
What Thalapathy Vijay promised Tamil Nadu, why it was promised, and whether it is being kept — tracked promise by promise since the government took office on 10 May 2026.
Latest updates · 2 October 2026
The Document
On August 2025, at TVK's second state conference in Madurai — the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu — Thalapathy Vijay unveiled the most specific, detailed and measurable election manifesto in Tamil Nadu's political history.
Unlike previous manifestos from legacy parties — which were vague documents full of aspirational language — TVK's manifesto came with exact numbers, specific timelines and clear accountability. Every promise had a measurable outcome.
This page documents each of the 27 promises exactly as they were made — the context of why Vijay made them, the specific commitment, and whether that promise is being honoured.
"I don't come with vague promises. Every word here is a contract between me and 8 crore Tamil people. If I win and do not deliver — hold me accountable."
— Thalapathy Vijay, Manadu 2, Madurai, August 2025
Promise vs Reality
Context: The TVK government took office on 10 May 2026. A promise is marked kept only when it is fully delivered; every other promise shows its real progress. Figures are updated as government orders and schemes are issued — see the CM Diary for day-by-day detail.
Madurai Conference · August 2025
"Every year, brilliant Tamil students who would have become doctors — are denied medical seats by an examination designed by the Centre to override state rights. This is educational colonialism. NEET will end in Tamil Nadu under our government."
"Tamil Nadu's government is running a business that destroys families. A child cannot study in peace because there is a TASMAC shop next to their school. A wife cannot sleep in peace. This will end — systematically and completely."
"Tamil women carry this economy on their backs. They farm, they work in garment factories, they run SHGs, they raise children — and they are still the first to go without. Every woman in Tamil Nadu will travel free on every government bus from day one of our government."
"1.2 lakh government posts are sitting vacant while Tamil Nadu's graduates are unemployed. This is a deliberate betrayal of our young people. In our first year, every one of those posts will be filled — through transparent merit-based recruitment, no exception."
Context
From promise to governance — every step documented
TVK's manifesto contains 27 tracked promises. Several — including free bus travel for women and 200 units of free electricity — were delivered within days of taking office, while others remain in progress or planned. See the live tracker above for current status on each.
Promises still in early stages include universal health insurance, the anti-corruption ombudsman, and several education and environment commitments — filter the tracker above by status to see the full breakdown.
Vetri Tamizhagam is the TVK government's comprehensive governance framework, unveiled at the first Cabinet meeting — organised into 10 pillars and 54 sub-pillars covering 436 projects and schemes across every government department.