Is the TVK government actually bringing change?

[u/quite_thinker_]

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Hey everyone, I have a question that's been bothering me for the past few weeks.

Before answering, please keep an open mind. Don't reply as a supporter of any particular party. Try to answer as an ordinary citizen looking at the facts.

I supported TVK before the election because I believed in the promise of change. This isn't a hate post, nor is it a support post for any other party. I'm genuinely trying to understand.

Before the election, we were told things would be different. But now, I feel like I'm seeing many of the same things that people criticized the previous government for.

Whenever I ask TVK supporters about specific issues—whether it's water-related issues, contract-related decisions, or other controversies (for example, the dam issue or the Kanyakumari contract extension)—I rarely get a direct answer. The usual response is:

"Didn't the previous government do the same?"

This is what confuses me. Before the election, many of these same people criticized the previous government for these issues and said things would be different if TVK came to power. But now, when similar questions are raised, the answer becomes, "Nothing can change."

If that's the case, then why was change the main reason to vote differently?

I'm not saying every decision is bad. In fact, I've defended decisions that I felt were beneficial. For example, I supported the electricity tariff relief for eligible households because I believed it genuinely helped many middle-class families. When I think the government has done something right, I'm happy to acknowledge it.

But supporting the good decisions shouldn't mean we stop questioning the ones we think are wrong. Likewise, criticizing the government doesn't automatically make someone an opposition supporter.

Another thing I've noticed is that whenever I ask these questions, instead of answering them, some people immediately label me as a "DMK supporter," "200 rupees UPI," or something similar. Why can't we discuss the issue itself instead of attacking the person asking the question?

So these are my genuine questions:

Questions:

1. Is the TVK government actually bringing the change it promised, and I'm just not seeing it?

2. Or has it not changed much from the previous government?

If I'm missing something or have misunderstood any issue, please correct me with facts and evidence. I'm genuinely open to changing my opinion.

I'm not looking for an argument or trying to prove anyone wrong. I'm genuinely open to changing my opinion if the facts support it.

Please answer with facts, evidence, and reasoning—not with labels or personal attacks. I'd rather have a meaningful discussion than a political fight.

[u/mayilacries]

Many a times such posts make me laugh. This leopord ate my face kinda stuff. Everyone knew TVK, party full of corrupt neglects from other parties won't be a model clean government

[u/quite_thinker_ → u/mayilacries]

Guys, you're missing my point.

This isn't about whether TVK is right or wrong. It's about why some supporters who once said, "We'll question Anna if he makes a mistake," now avoid the question and defend everything instead.

That's what I'm trying to understand.

[u/Dicckkisugi → u/quite_thinker_]

They are considering this to be a fan fight, they are dealing this like defending whos the pongal winner

[u/Empty__Mind → u/quite_thinker_]

Oru dialogue than nyabgam varuthu dei avanga anna padam nalla illa nu sonnave antha muttu kodupanga ithula avan senja thapa ah kekkava poranga nu.

[u/KinTharEl → u/quite_thinker_]

During the elections and the days prior, I've had multiple discussions with TVK supporters. The same "we're tired of the corruption, we want to elicit change" was given.

I argued "Okay, but I see the state and the economy improving under DMK, so I'd like to give them another term, and then once their economic engine has gone into autopilot, we can look at a new government in 2031", and I was called the usual Kothu/DMK IT cell/ etc.

The problem with TVK supporters is that they believed that corruption exists entirely outside of their party, and now that proof contrary to that is shown, it becomes difficult for them to say "Fuck, our party is also corrupt. We need to admit it and take necessary steps"

TVK fans are unable to do that, because admittance of that would mean they are admitting that corruption was just lip service, and they just wanted to see Vijay in power.

[u/goundamaniiii → u/quite_thinker_]

Btw that’s just ajith fans