The Tamil Nadu government, led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, appointed Vijay Narayan as the Advocate General of the State.
With this appointment, Vijay Narayan became one of the few legal professionals to serve as Advocate General twice under two different governments.
He had earlier served as the top law officer of Tamil Nadu during the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government from August 2017 to May 2021.
After his resignation in May 2021, the post was held by senior counsels R. Shunmugasundaram and P. S. Raman.
P. S. Raman resigned from the post of Advocate General on May 12, 2026.