Actor Devan, who recently quit the BJP, has revealed that actor-politician C Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has offered him the post of its Kerala state president, setting the stage for the Tamil Nadu-based party’s possible expansion into Kerala.
“Congress tried to call me. Then some other local parties also called me. “My resignation was on August 16. On the morning of August 17, I got a call from TVK, from Joseph Vijay’s office, that they were interested in talking to me,” Devan said.
Political offers started coming almost immediately after his resignation became public, according to Devan. They called me, so I told them, ‘I’m sorry, I’m not interested in coming with you. I told them, ‘No,'” Devan said. Asked specifically about the responsibility offered to him, Devan said: “The chief of their party in Kerala, like the state president.”
A final decision is expected after he meets Vijay in Chennai after September 10. Devan said he resigned from the BJP on August 16 after spending nearly five years in the party without being given a meaningful role.
Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Devan said TVK approached him within a day of his resignation from the BJP and that detailed discussions have already taken place.
