Chennai, May 10 -- Newly elected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday, in his first speech after being sworn in, emphasised that his government would mark the "new beginning" and era of "real, secular and social justice."

Addressing a huge gathering at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai today, Vijay stressed that he would "repay the debt" of people after leaving behind his cinema career, adding that he doesn't come from a "royal family".

"I know what hunger is," he said adding, that no challenge is too big for him when he has got the massive suppoort of the people with him.

He told the audience, "I am like your son, like your brother," and thanked them for accepting him and for telling him "Come, we will take take ca...