Won the Case Against the Land Allotted to Actor Vijay by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board

According to a report by The Hindu, on March 4, 2008, the Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department issued an order allotting a plot measuring 11,854 square feet in Anna Nagar Western Extension, Padi village in Ambattur taluk of Chennai, to prominent Tamil film actor C. Joseph Vijay (who is currently the Chief Minister). The Tamil Nadu state government confirmed that this land was required for the project and decided to allot a plot to Mr. Vijay in Anna Nagar Western Extension in Padi village in exchange.

However, in October 2009, R. Karthikeyan, a resident of Shenoy Nagar, Chennai, filed a petition in the Madras High Court challenging the land allotment to the actor. Mr. Karthikeyan submitted that several decades ago, his late father Rathinapandian owned vast lands in Padi. In the year 1969, the Tamil Nadu government acquired 2.37 acres of land from Rathinapandian in Padi village for the Korattur Neighborhood Development Scheme of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.

Chandrasekharan Joseph Vijay is an Indian politician and former actor who has been serving as the 9th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since May 10, 2026. He is the founder and president of the political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). Before entering politics, he was a prominent actor in Tamil cinema and among the highest-earning actors in India, having received numerous honors including several Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and South Indian International Movie Awards.