ACTOR VIJAY'S PARTY FORMS TAMIL NADU GOVT
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South Indian film star C. Joseph Vijay's party secured coalition support to form the government in Tamil Nadu, India's industrial heartland and key hub for iPhone and automobile manufacturing.
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