The meeting of TVK MLAs led by Chief Minister Vijay has concluded at a private resort on ECR. In this meeting, Chief Minister Vijay displayed many emotions, including praise, appreciation, and a stern warning. What exactly happened during those 3 hours at the resort?

There was major confusion itself over where the Chief Minister’s meeting with the MLAs was being held. Only at 9 a.m. did the TVK leadership lock the ECR resort and inform the MLAs as well.
A message had been sent saying the meeting was after 2 p.m. Chief Minister Vijay, as usual, had come to the Secretariat from his Neelankarai residence. Until noon, he had held several important meetings there with officials.
DGP Mahesh Kumar Agarwal and Intelligence IG Azra also met the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister is said to have sought updates on law and order as well as the horse-trading issue. After holding a few more meetings and finishing lunch, the Chief Minister left the Secretariat at 3 p.m.

MLAs had started arriving at the resort from 1 p.m. itself. Even the MLAs’ assistants were not allowed inside the resort. Since he is the Speaker, J.C.D. Prabhakar did not attend this meeting. V.S. Babu was unwell. Minister Srinath had gone out on official work. Apart from these, most of the MLAs had arrived at the resort on time.
Recently embroiled in controversy and coming under fire in opposition parties’ condemnation statements, Deputy Speaker Ravishankar and Kallakurichi MLA Arul Vignesh arrived at the gathering with stern expressions. The Chief Minister’s convoy entered the resort right at 3:50 p.m.
As soon as they saw the Chief Minister, the MLAs applauded enthusiastically, and the Chief Minister entered the hall greeting everyone with a smile.

First, Anand and Aadhav Arjuna are holding the microphone. 'It is because of the leader’s face that we have all won. Realizing that, you should carry out public service responsibly. But some MLAs keep getting caught in unnecessary controversies and bringing a bad name to the party.
We will not keep warning you every time. If any more mistakes happen from now on, strict action will be taken. Behave responsibly,' they said sternly.
Only after this did the Chief Minister meet them separately, calling them in groups of ten MLAs at a time. He first asked the women MLAs to come, and told them, “Women are a great strength to our government. All of you must stand courageously on the field and make sure our women’s vote bank does not weaken,” and sent them off after giving them veshti and saree as gifts and wishing them a happy Diwali.
To the MLAs who came one after another, he said, "We have successfully completed six months in office. Take our welfare schemes to the people as a campaign. I am with you. If you have any problem, you can approach the district minister. If not, you can meet me directly and raise your grievance. You can contact me at any time for constituency issues as well as party issues. Behave patiently in public."

We have many enemies. We must not fall into the trap they set. Focus entirely on public service. I will take care of you. Everything will turn out well,' he said, offering words of encouragement, and, referring to the actions of some, he also praised them, saying, 'I am keeping an eye on your work. You are doing well.'
After speaking with all the MLAs, he separately called in the Deputy Speaker and the Kallakurichi MLA. Speaking to them with a stern expression, the Chief Minister said, “Ever since the first day I formed the government, I have been warning that if anyone here makes a mistake, I will not tolerate it and will throw them out. Even so, you have brought disrepute to the party. Be careful.” He gave them a nonstop dressing-down.
Hurt by the Chief Minister’s harsh words, the Kallakurichi MLA left the resort in his car as the last person to leave, without showing his face to the media.
It seems as if the Chief Minister held a three-hour meeting to give a Diwali gift. But TVK seniors say that along with the veshti and saree, the Chief Minister has also conveyed an important message to the MLAs. “Calling party members in groups and speaking to them separately is a strategy the Chief Minister routinely uses.
He met and spoke with TVK’s candidates in small groups like this both before the election and after the voting. This will further strengthen their bond with the Chief Minister. It will create a personal connect. The very idea that the Chief Minister himself called us and spoke to us with attention will turn them loyal to the party, they say. At a time when the opposition parties are trying to buy over MLAs, this is an important move, they say.
With expectations running high over whether the opposition parties will bring a no-confidence motion, political analysts say the Chief Minister has given a teaser of resort politics through this three-hour meeting.
