Chennai, May 10: Before assuming office as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Vijay submitted his resignation letter from the post of Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Tiruchirappalli East constituency.

Ministers KA Sengottaiyan and P Venkataramanan met the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, Dr K Srinivasan, and handed over the resignation letter.

CM Vijay won from the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East assembly seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election. A candidate can hold only one seat at a time if elected from both, according to the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951.

Earlier in the day, Vijay officially assumed charge at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat in Chennai after taking oath as Chief Minister following TVK's electoral victory.

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar today administered the oath of office and secrecy to Vijay and nine ministers of his cabinet at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.

Vijay was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. 

He was welcomed with a ceremonial Guard of Honour and greeted by senior officials and government employees upon his arrival at the Civil Secretariat. 

After being sworn in, Vijay emphasised that his government would mark the "new beginning" and era of "real, secular and social justice."

Addressing a gathering at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here, Vijay stressed that he would "repay the debt" of the people after leaving behind his cinema career, adding that he doesn't come from a "royal family" but portrays himself as a common family member of the Tamil Nadu public.

Vijay, often referred to as the 'Thalapathy', showed a crowd-pulling ability in the election rallies, which many compared to actor-turned-politician and former CM MG Ramachandran. While Tamil Nadu has had a long history of actors entering and conquering politics, the State awaited another star to step up in the line after Captain Vijayakanth.