India, May 12 -- Actor-politician C Joseph Vijay finally found his way to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu as he made his maiden speech there as chief minister on Tuesday. It is now widely known how much effort and political maneuvering it took for 'Thalapathy' Vijay to get there, as he worked to secure support from smaller parties and demonstrate his majority.

Finally, after three failed visits to the governor in an attempt to stake claim to form government in the state as he fell short of the majority mark even after Congress' backing, the debutant managed to get support from smaller parties and took oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Sunday, May 10.

However, his challenges are not yet over as the newly elected chief minister ...