Last Updated:February 27, 2026, 13:43 IST Piyush Goyal at Rising Bharat: “I don’t see any tie-up happening with Vijay. If he had good sense, he would have known he can’t be the CM…” Piyush Goyal said people of Tamil Nadu want a change. (File) Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, during a conversation with CNN-News18’s Rahul Shivshankar at Rising Bharat, expressed confidence over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s performance in the Tamil Nadu elections. “We have a strong alliance which is well-poised to win Tamil Nadu. People are tired of corruption of the DMK government, they are unhappy with the scams, anti-Bharat pronouncements of the ruling Karunanidhi family. People can’t accept the anti-Sanatan statements made by heir apparent and deputy CM. Any well-meaning Tamilian can’t accept Udayanidhi Stalin’s stance on eradicating the Sanatan, India’s ethos, like a mosquito,” said Goyal. “They want a change and the AIADMK-led NDA alliance is well-poised to win Tamil Nadu and Edappadi Palaniswami will be the CM,” he said. On Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and his prospects and …