Actor Devan, who recently quit the BJP, has revealed that actor-politician C Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has offered him the post of its Kerala state president, setting the stage for the Tamil Nadu-based party’s possible expansion into Kerala.
Devan said he resigned from the BJP on August 16 after spending nearly five years in the party without being given a meaningful role.
“To be there is not good for me, it’s not good for my state. “Congress tried to call me. Then some other local parties also called me.
A final decision is expected after he meets Vijay in Chennai after September 10. Devan said he resigned from the BJP on August 16 after spending nearly five years in the party without being given a meaningful role.
Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Devan said TVK approached him within a day of his resignation from the BJP and that detailed discussions have already taken place. Devan said continuing in the BJP without being allowed to contribute made little sense to him. So I thought it was better to resign, go out and do something where, with my visions and missions, I can reach the people,” he said. They called me, so I told them, ‘I’m sorry, I’m not interested in coming with you. I told them, ‘No,'” Devan said. Asked specifically about the responsibility offered to him, Devan said: “The chief of their party in Kerala, like the state president.”
