M.Vijay Balaji
M.Vijay Balaji (Previously M.Balaji) born 27 June 1986 is an Indian Politician hailing from the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. He currently holds the position of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s Erode Urban District Secretary comprising Erode East, Erode West and Modakkuruchi assembly constituencies. He has had a long socio-political career spanning over two decades since he joined Vijay Makkal Iyakkam in early 2000’s – a fan club turned social welfare organization led by Actor turned politician Vijay himself.
2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election
He has been named as the candidate for Erode East Assembly Constituency in 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections by Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam Leader Vijay.
Early life
M.Vijay Balaji was appointed as the urban district secretary in 24, January 2025 by the party leader Vijay. He was chosen for the post based on the high merits he had gained through the extensive social welfare activities carried out by him during his 25 years tenure as the Erode VMI (Vijay Makkal Iyakkam) district secretary. M.Vijay Balaji has been the forerunner in conducting various social welfare programs across the 8 assembly constituencies of Erode district. His predominant works were organizing blood donation camps, distributing dietary food material to children every week, providing welfare materials to the marginalized community and the needy, shipping relief materials to areas affected during natural calamities like Tsunami, cyclones like Thane, Gaja, Vardha and covid times.
M.Vijay Balaji took limelight in 2007, when he managed to bring Actor Vijay to Erode to Flag off a massive social welfare program to benefit few thousands of under-privileged citizens of Erode. He then took local media attention in 2010 when Actor Vijay attended his marriage at Erode Maharaja Hall. Sources close to M.Vijay Balaji in Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam state that he is one the trusted commanders of Actor-turned Politician Thalapathy Vijay.
Political career
M.Vijay Balaji was appointed as the Erode Urban District Secretary in 24, January 2025 by Thalapathy Vijay wherein he was given the responsibility to develop the party till grassroot level in Erode East, Erode West and Modakkuruchi Constituencies’. Since then, he has been working tirelessly and brough in significant Vijay Wave across Erode starting from urban corporation limits to Panchayats. Vijay Balaji is running for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls from Erode East Constituency after he was declared as the Party’s winning candidate by the Party Leader Vijay.