India, Aug. 15 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay, who delivered his first Independence Day speech from the Fort St George premises on Saturday, acknowledged the GenZ specially as he greeted them with "Vanakkam".

"To all my Tamil relatives across the world, Gen Z friends, my Vanakkam to all," he said at the flag-hoisting ceremony in Chennai. The event was attended by actor Trisha Krishnan, and Vijay's parents, SA Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar.

Delivering a strong message in his maiden address, Vijay sounded a warning to those "plotting" against his government as he vowed to defeat all forces working against him. The Tamil Nadu chief minister reiterated his government's commitment to uproot corruption from the state.

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