Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Vijay Vasanth, Congress MP from Kanyakumari gave details of his journey from acting to politics. Mr Vasanth said his father was also a Member of Parliament from the constituency and he used to help him out. He contested the byelections after his father died during Covid. The MP said he is from a business family which owns 120 consumer electronics stores and they also have a Tamil satellite channel, Vasanth TV. He said he is also an actor and has done 10-12 movies.