Chennai, May 10 -- Before assuming office as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Vijay submitted his resignation letter from the post of Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Tiruchirappalli East constituency.

Ministers KA Sengottaiyan and P Venkataramanan met the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, Dr K Srinivasan, and handed over the resignation letter.

CM Vijay won from the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East assembly seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election, as a candidate can hold only one seat at a time if elected from both, according to the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951.

Earlier today, TVK chief Vijay was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and took office at the secretariat located in the ...