'There Are Many Jackals, But Only One Lion': Vijay's Old Clip Goes Viral | WATCH

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his debut election, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay had once declared that even if a lion is alone, it is the king of the jungle. His remarks came during an election rally in the lead-up to the Tamil Nadu polls. Now as his party crosses the 100-mark in the state elections, the 16-second video clip of his has gone viral.In the undated clip, Vijay is heard saying, "There are so many jackals and other animals in the forest, but there will be only one lion. And even if it is alone, it will be the king of jungle. It is not only a description but also a clear declaration."

Vijay emerges as 'Chennai Super King' in Tamil Nadu

As actor-politician Vijay-led TVK appeared inching towards the majority mark of 118 Assembly seats out of the total 234 segments in Tamil Nadu, celebrations by party workers and fans erupted across the state. Amid chants of 'TVK' and 'Vijay,' party workers gathered outside the party headquarters at Panaiyur near here and distributed sweets and hailed the party founder as "Muthalamaichar (Chief Minister) Vijay, who continues to be popular as "Thalapathy (Commander, his film title)."Meanwhile, visuals of Vijay's father Chandrashekar and some family members expressing joy and happiness appeared on some television channels. Vijay's party is leading in at least 108 seats out of the total 234 segments as of 1 PM. Vijay himself is leading Tiruchirappalli (East) constituency by a margin of more than 3,000 votes.Party leader V S Babu is also looking to be a 'giant killer', leading in Kolathur with more than 2,551 votes against Chief Minister MK Stalin, at the time of writing the report.Meanwhile the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) led by the incumbent DMK is having a poor performance as they lead is only 45 seats. DMK is the largest party in the alliance till now leading in just 37 seats, a far cry from winning more than 100 seats.The AIADMK led NDA alliance is in second place, leading in only 74 seats. According to election commission, third round of vote counting has started, with multiple constituencies having more than 20 rounds of counting.(With agency inputs)