India, Oct. 15 -- Following the SC verdict on Monday on the Karur stampede, what is next for actor politician Vijay ahead of the 2026 assembly elections? He remained silent when the BJP and ally AIADMK reached out to him in the aftermath of the stampede and absolved him of any wrongdoing. The NDA wants Vijay to join them given his cult status in Tamil cinema with a mass following particularly among youngsters but he's positioned himself as the BJP's ideological enemy and the political enemy of the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu. Given the change in the situation following the tragedy, Vijay's team members say he will still not align with any major parties. But analysts say he could begin to start soft pedalling the BJP and AIADMK.

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