Chennai, June 22 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Founder of the nascent Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) C.Joseph Vijay turned 52 on Monday, marking his first birthday since assuming office as the CM, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TN Governor R V Arlekar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, DMK President and former CM M K Stalin and a host of political leadersgreeted him on the occasion.

Vijay was one of Tamil cinema's most popular actors before he entered politics and formally launched his political party on February2, 2024. The actor-turned-politician quickly established his presence through two massive party conferences - first at Vikravandi and later in Madurai - which attracted huge crowds and drew national attention.

Remarkably, wi...