Thalapathy Vijay likely to take oath as Tamil Nadu CM on Sunday

India’s actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor RV Arlekar on Saturday evening and staked a claim to form the government in the state of the country.

Citing sources, NDTV said his oath-taking is set to take place on Sunday.

This high-stakes meeting comes as Vijay's numbers nightmare appears to have ended after the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) have now extended unconditional support to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the next government, the report said.

Earlier, the actor-turned-politician met the governor on Friday to stake his claim to form the government.

At the time, sources in the governor's office stated that Vijay had not yet been invited to take the oath as Chief Minister because he had not proven the support of 118 MLAs.

Previously, Vijay and Arlekar met on Wednesday and Thursday. On both occasions, the Governor dismissed the claim, maintaining that the TVK leader did not yet have the required support in the House.

Meanwhile, a major rebellion is reportedly brewing within AIADMK, with senior leader CV Shanmugam allegedly planning to split the party, sources said. According to sources, over 30 AIADMK MLAs are backing him, and some are inclined to support TVK.

This comes amid a key huddle at Shanmugam's office in Chennai, where senior leaders, including SP Velumani, MR Vijaybhaskar, Natham Viswanathan, and C Vijayabhaskar, gathered after the MLAs returned from a Puducherry resort today.