Underdog's Victory: Son Of Vijay Thalapathy's Driver Topples DMK's Rule In Virugambakkam
R Sabarinathan, who is the son of Vijay Thalapathy's former driver, has toppled the DMK rule in Tamil Nadu's Virugambakkam constituency. Sabarinathan, who made his political debut this year as a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate, won by a margin of over 27,000 votes.
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Virugambakkam: R Sabarinathan, who is the son of Vijay Thalapathy's former driver, has toppled the DMK rule in Tamil Nadu's Virugambakkam constituency. Sabarinathan, who made his political debut this year as a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate, won by a margin of over 27,000 votes.
Sabarinathan's fight was against DMK candidate AMV Prabhakara Raja, who had held the Virugambakkam seat since 2021.
Sabarinathan defeated Raja by 2,7086 votes. The 30-year-old secured a total of 76,092 votes, while Prabhakara Raja got 49,006 votes.
Sabarinathan's father, Rajendran, served as a driver to Vijay for several years before being promoted as his personal assistant. When Vijay announced that he was giving a TVK ticket to Sabarinathan, the latter and his father broke down in tears. A video of the overwhelming scenario showed Sabarinathan struggling to control his tears as he bent down to down the Thalapathy's feet. The latter was seen consoling him and pulling him in for a hug in an emotional spectacle.
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‘Underdog’s Win Is Always Absolute Cinema'
Reacting to Sabarinathan's grand performance in the Tamil Nadu elections, actor-producer Nani said that the victory of an underdog is always “absolute cinema”.
In a post on X, he wrote, “First doubted and then crowned. Happened at our home and now it’s happening in our neighbouring home. Underdog winning is always absolute cinema ( or should I say absolute politics?)”
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He added, “Hope great things follow for the people of Tamil Nadu who have made their decision clear.”