Chennai, May 9 -- Father of the TVK Chief Vijay on Saturday expressed his happiness over the appointment of the actor-turned politician as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, exhorting him to "Do everything for Tamilians."

"I am happy. I am so happy. Whatever I am doing, I am doing it only for my son. Finally, Tamil people have succeeded through Vijay," he told reporters after Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar appointed TVK Chief Vijay as the Chief Minister of the State on Saturday night.

"Do everything for Tamilians," he said while giving a message to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief, who crossed the majority mark of 118 MLAs, including 108 of his own party, in the 234-member state assembly.

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