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From Illegal Mining Barons To Cash-For-Votes Distributers: TVK Is Not Thooya Sakthi But The Same Old Dravidianist Rotten Wine In A New Bottle

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The Commune
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Vijay sold voters a promise of clean politics and honest governance, but scratch the surface, you find that TVK is like any other party that the people did not want in power.

A little scrutiny around some TVK winners already shows how fragile that moral claim is. The available public record shows a gap between the party’s ethical branding and the questions now hanging over a few of the people elevated to office.

The Promise and the Problem

TVK’s rise was built in part on the idea that Vijay represented a break from the corrupt style of Tamil Nadu politics. That image matters because when a party asks the public to trust its moral intent, the backgrounds, disclosures, and associations of its elected MLAs become part of the test.

And people are not just making allegations. There is publicly available information that explains why the criticism is growing by the day. Just as the TVK emerged as the single largest party, news of their members caught for sexual assault of minor, kidnapping and theft, assault and extortion, cheating are hitting the headlines. If this is the case, what is the difference that Vijay promised?

Now let us take a look at a few candidates, their affidavits and the allegations.

Auto Driver With Luxury Car Royapuram MLA

One of TVK’s most marketable stories was the rise of K.V. Vijay Damu, celebrated as an “ex-auto driver” who defeated heavyweight rivals in Royapuram. But news reports indicate that the same MLA does not own an auto and instead owns an Innova Crysta, undercutting the simplicity of the narrative that helped sell him to voters. If one thought he purchased the vehicles with a loan, no, the affidavit does not show a debt even.

His affidavit on Myneta identifies him as the TVK candidate from Royapuram, lists his profession as “Auto Consulting Business,” and shows total assets of roughly Rs 28.86 lakh.

He also has 4 criminal cases on himself. Well, owning a luxury vehicle does not by itself establish wrongdoing, but it does show that the public-relations image surrounding him deserves far more scrutiny than the slogan-driven storytelling it received during the campaign.

Illegal Quarrying Tirunelveli MLA

The more serious concern comes from Tirunelveli – R.S. Murugan, a TVK MLA publicly linked by anti-corruption campaigners to quarry-related allegations. Jayaram Venkatesan of Arappor stated that a quarry run in the name of Murugan’s wife, Sindhu, was accused of illegal quarrying of 96,000 cubic metres of rough stone, with a reported penalty of Rs 5.7 crore cited from an official report.

This is not an isolated backdrop. The New Indian Express reported in February 2024 that Arappor Iyakkam alleged illegal quarrying in Tirunelveli caused a loss of over Rs 700 crore to the state exchequer, and later political demands for action drew on the same complaint. Even if individual legal liability must still be separated from broader district-level allegations, the optics are devastating for any party that claims to be ushering in cleaner politics.

The Humble Driver Who Became The Benami?

One of the most popular personal background stories of the TVK candidates was that of Vijay’s former driver Rajendran’s son getting a ticket.

Now one would think this was very magnanimous of Vijay to recognise the driver’s services. But company filings tell a very different story. Rajendran, presented publicly as merely a driver, appears in Ministry of Corporate Affairs records as a director and shareholder in Vijay-linked firm Jaya Nagar Properties alongside Joseph Vijay and Sangeetha Vijay.

These documents show Rajendran featuring not as an employee but as part of the ownership and management structure of Vijay-linked entities. Sources point out that he also appears as a shareholder in other Vijay-associated companies, though the extent of his role in various private trusts is unclear.

This undercuts the popular social media claim that Vijay has “elevated a mere driver” into politics. At the very least, Rajendran has been positioned as a business associate in formal records.

Clean Politics Needs Cleaner Candidates

There is another irony here. Vijay himself is known for evading taxes – be it his Rolls Royce Ghost car or admitting to taking payment in cash for the film Puli and then filing petitions in the court so that IT department do not charge him the tax?

The Rolls-Royce Ghost

Vijay imported a Rolls-Royce Ghost from England. When the state levied entry tax on the vehicle, he refused to pay and challenged it in court. He dragged the litigation for years. In July 2021, the Madras High Court dismissed his petition and imposed a ₹1 lakh fine, directed to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Covid-19 Public Relief Fund.

The court’s words bear repeating verbatim: “Tax evasion is to be construed as an anti-national habit, attitude and mindset, and unconstitutional.”

The court further stated that a reputed film actor whom fans look up to as a “real hero” is expected to pay taxes promptly and punctually – “he cannot be a mere reel-life hero.”

The Hidden Income and the ₹1.5 Crore Penalty

On 30 September 2015, Income Tax Department officers conducted a search at Vijay’s residence. What investigators found was that nearly ₹5 crore paid to him in cash as part of his remuneration for the film Puli had not been disclosed in his original tax returns.

Only after the IT department’s search, not voluntarily, not out of conscience, did Vijay file a revised return on 29 July 2016, declaring total income of ₹35.42 crore, now incorporating what had previously been concealed.

The Income Tax Department correctly treated this as a non-voluntary disclosure meaning it was triggered by a search, not by Vijay’s own initiative, and imposed a penalty of ₹1.5 crore under Section 271AAB(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Did Vijay pay and move on? No. He challenged the penalty in the Madras High Court. He fought it for years. Then, on 5 February 2026, just seven weeks before he filed his nomination as Tamil Nadu’s anti-corruption candidate, the Madras High Court dismissed his appeal in its entirety and upheld the full ₹1.5 crore penalty.

If Vijay wants TVK to remain more than a mood, a fandom, or a protest vehicle, he has to do what Tamil Nadu’s major parties have long avoided: subject his own MLAs and associates to the same ruthless transparency he promised the system. Otherwise, “clean politics” will start to look like a campaign costume – useful on stage, but quickly discarded once power is won, and it will only prove that TVK is another DMK.

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“Tharkuri Vetri Kazhagam” For A Reason: How TVK Vijay Messed Up Swearing In As CM

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The Commune
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Despite emerging as the single largest party with 108 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay squandered a historic opportunity to smoothly stake claim to government formation after his party reportedly chose the wrong constitutional route before Governor Rajendra Arlekar.

The controversy erupted after TVK, instead of seeking an invitation as the single largest party, reportedly approached the Governor claiming majority support through a post-poll alliance. Under constitutional convention, a post-poll alliance claim requires demonstrated support from at least 118 MLAs in the 234-member Assembly. TVK currently has 108 seats of its own along with support from Congress’s five MLAs, taking the tally only to 113.

Three Possible Routes

Tamil Nadu’s post-election government formation controversy has intensified after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay chose the wrong constitutional route to stake claim before Governor Rajendra Arlekar.

According to constitutional conventions, there are broadly three possible routes through which a government can be formed after an election.

The first route applies when a pre-poll alliance secures a clear majority. In such a situation, the Governor may invite that alliance to form the government and facilitate the swearing-in of the Chief Minister.

The second route is when the single largest party stakes claim to form the government. In the present election, TVK emerged as the largest party with 108 seats and could have sought an invitation on that basis.

The third route is the post-poll alliance model, where parties that contested separately after the election come together and demonstrate majority support before the Governor. Under this route, the coalition must show backing from at least 118 MLAs in the 234-member Assembly.

 

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The controversy arose because Vijay, despite leading the single largest party, reportedly approached the Governor through the third route by claiming post-poll alliance support instead of directly staking claim as the single largest party. However, TVK’s 108 seats combined with Congress’s five MLAs only took the tally to 113, falling short of the majority mark.

This procedural choice weakened TVK’s position and handed the Governor constitutional grounds to seek additional proof of support before inviting Vijay to form the government.

Governor Arlekar’s Statement

Governor Rajendra Arlekar has publicly said he is ready to administer the oath immediately if a claimant satisfies him on numbers, but that he cannot invite someone to form the government merely on assertion. He has also said he is not demanding a parade of MLAs at Lok Bhavan, only verifiable support showing how a party or coalition reaches the majority mark.

The Governor also expressed concern over possible horse-trading if a minority government were sworn in without confirmed support. He warned that prolonged uncertainty could encourage attempts to lure MLAs from rival parties including DMK and AIADMK.

Harish Salve Statement

Former Solicitor General Harish Salve has backed that broad view, saying there is nothing unconstitutional in a Governor asking for greater certainty in a fractured mandate and that the Constitution does not automatically entitle the single largest party to be called first. Salve argued that while one Governor may choose to give the leading party a chance, another may reasonably seek support signatures before extending the invitation.

Hypocrisy Of Congress

The episode has also made people take a relook at Congress hypocrisy. In Karnataka in 2018, Congress and JD(S) challenged Governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision to invite the BJP as the single largest party, with Congress leaders including Abhishek Manu Singhvi and P. Chidambaram arguing that a majority-backed post-poll alliance should have been preferred and warning that inviting a minority party would encourage poaching.

Had Vijay initially sought government formation strictly as the single largest party, the constitutional and political debate may have evolved differently. Instead, by opting for a post-poll alliance claim without crossing the majority mark, TVK’s leadership triggered a legal and procedural deadlock at the very moment it appeared closest to power. Thus, Tharkuri Vetri Kazhagam seems to have squandered its chances.

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Trichy: Musiri TVK MLA, Wife Accused Of Taking Money And Abandoning Building Project

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The Commune
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A woman from Trichy has filed a cheating complaint against engineer Vignesh, a TVK MLA from Musiri constituency, alleging that he and his wife failed to complete construction work despite receiving money, as reported in Dinamalar.

According to the complaint submitted to the Trichy City Police Commissioner, Lakshmi (41), wife of Karpaganathan and a resident of Ranga Nagar in K.K. Nagar, stated that she had planned to expand the institution where she serves as Managing Director. As part of the expansion, she rented the second floor of an existing building and also planned construction of a new building in Balaji Nagar.

For the project, she entered into an agreement with engineer Vignesh and his wife Sivaranjani, who operate under the name “CM Builders.”

Lakshmi alleged that the couple received money for the construction work but failed to complete the project and also did not return the amount received. She urged the police to take action against them for cheating.

The complaint names engineer Vignesh, who was elected from the Musiri Assembly constituency representing TVK.

The K.K. Nagar Crime Branch police are investigating the complaint.

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TVK Branch Secretary Among Accused In Aaduthurai Extortion Assault

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The Commune
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TVK Branch Secretary Among Accused In Aaduthurai Extortion Assault

A shop owner from Aaduthurai has alleged that he and his family members were assaulted by a gang led by a local man over refusal to pay “mamool” (extortion money), and has sought immediate police action.

According to the complaint, the victim, who runs Eswar Utensils Shop in Aaduthurai, stated that a man identified as Chandran had been repeatedly visiting the shop over the past few months and allegedly demanding protection money. When the family refused to pay, Chandran allegedly arrived at the shop along with his son, a relative identified as Edison, said to be a TVK branch secretary, and a gang of around 10 to 15 people.

The complainant alleged that the group attacked him and his family members and also snatched Rs. 68,500 before fleeing from the spot.

The victim further stated that his father, who had previously undergone heart surgery and has a medical device implanted in his chest, was also assaulted during the incident. His younger brother reportedly suffered severe blood loss in the attack.

All the injured persons have been admitted to the Government Hospital in Kumbakonam for treatment.

The family has urged the police to register a case and take swift action against those involved in the alleged attack and robbery.

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Is Joseph Vijay’s TVK A Deep State Project?

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Is Joseph Vijay's TVK A Deep State Project?

The most striking feature of Tamil Nadu’s post-poll realignment was not just TVK’s emergence as the single largest party, but the speed with which a support structure appeared to form around it. After the results, TVK sought support from Congress and are looking to secure backing from VCK, CPI and CPM, all parties aligned with the broader anti-BJP opposition space, while Congress moved unusually fast to extend support after Vijay’s request. That sequence makes one ask whether TVK’s rise was entirely organic or whether it was always meant to fit into a larger arrangement, orchestrated by the Deep State.

Political Parties & Their Moves

The pattern has raised eyebrows because the early post-result outreach appeared selective. TVK wrote to VCK, CPI and CPM seeking support to form the government, and Congress quickly confirmed that Vijay had requested its backing within a short period of time. The first documented moves were not toward every available party in the state, but toward Congress and specific parties from the DMK alliance orbit, strengthening the perception that this was not improvisation under pressure but the activation of a prepared script.

As of publishing this report, the DMK has ‘given permission’ to smaller parties to join TVK in forming the government.

Congress’s speed made the picture even more intriguing. Reports said Rahul Gandhi was in favour of supporting TVK and that a late-night virtual meeting of the Congress Political Affairs Committee cleared the Tamil Nadu unit to move ahead. Other reporting indicated that Congress had already begun reassessing its political options as ties with the DMK came under strain, suggesting that the pivot to Vijay may have been politically anticipated rather than suddenly discovered after the verdict.

Media Projecting Vijay As The Hero Politician

Aside from the political parties, the way the media functioned during the run up to the polls leaves a lot of questions than answers.

TVK chief Joseph Vijay met with NDTV team and the India Today head Rajdeep Sardesai when they were in Chennai for their respective conclaves.

 

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Over the past couple of months, media that is based in Delhi seemed to have stationed themselves in TN and closely monitored the situation while projecting Vijay as a king/kingmaker in the elections.

Several Tamil speaking journalists also attended U.S. State Department-linked International Visitor Leadership Program initiatives, including a media-focused programmes in 2025.

 

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It is a known fact that the US state department has regularly hosted anti-national/anti-India influencers and journalists often. The US Embassy had invited The Deshbhakt for an event in July 2024.

The journalists who were part of such events were seen speaking in favour of TVK and Vijay in the run up to the polls and after. So is there a connection?

The pattern is difficult to ignore. Sections of the Tamil media that were once deeply embedded in the Dravidian ecosystem appeared unusually quick to normalise Vijay’s rise and frame him as the inevitable “alternative.” These are not isolated events but interconnected developments within a larger political realignment.

The suspicion, increasingly voiced in political circles, is that Vijay is being positioned as a “safe disruptor” – disruptive enough to weaken the old Dravidian order, but acceptable enough to fit into a broader national opposition framework ahead of 2029. In that reading, TVK is not a full outsider movement but a carefully managed transition vehicle: anti-establishment in branding, but system-compatible in practice.

And that is why the question will continue to linger: was Vijay’s rise purely organic, or was it also aided by a wider ecosystem, media, political, and institutional that saw him as the ideal vehicle for reshaping Tamil Nadu’s political future?

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TVK Promised Political Change But Data Shows 40% Of Candidates Had Criminal Cases

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The Commune
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Joseph Vijay launched Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with a promise of political change. But is it really a change? Are his MLAs really the change we want to see? Or is it old wine in a new bottle?

An Association for Democratic Reforms analysis shows that 92 of the party’s 231 analysed candidates had self-declared criminal cases, while 43 had declared serious criminal cases. The ADR-Tamil Nadu Election Watch report said this translates to 40% of TVK candidates with criminal cases and 19% with serious criminal cases.

The figures place TVK close to the DMK on both measures. ADR said 70 of DMK’s 175 analysed candidates had declared criminal cases and 32 had declared serious criminal cases, or 40% and 18% respectively.

AIADMK’s numbers were higher than both parties. According to the same ADR analysis, 118 of AIADMK’s 170 analysed candidates had declared criminal cases and 60 had declared serious criminal cases, which amounts to 69% and 35%.

Across Tamil Nadu, ADR said it analysed 3,992 of 4,023 candidates contesting the 2026 Assembly election. Of those, 722 candidates, or 18%, had declared criminal cases, while 404, or 10%, had declared serious criminal cases, marking an increase over the 2021 election, when the corresponding figures were 13% and 6%.

ADR’s classification is based on candidates’ self-sworn affidavits. Reports citing the ADR analysis said the serious-criminal-case category includes offences such as murder, attempt to murder, crimes against women and children, corruption-related offences, electoral offences, and other cognisable or non-bailable offences carrying a maximum punishment of five years or more.

The data has drawn attention because TVK entered the election projecting itself as an alternative to Tamil Nadu’s established parties. While the ADR numbers do not by themselves establish guilt, they indicate that TVK’s candidate profile on criminal-case disclosures was broadly comparable to that of some major rivals, particularly the DMK.

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Madras High Court Clears Way For Hearing On Plea Seeking FIR And PMLA Probe Against Joseph Vijay

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The Madras High Court has directed its Registry to number and list a petition seeking an investigation into alleged suppression of income by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and Chief Minister-elect Joseph Vijay, while also clarifying that questions regarding the maintainability of cases must be decided by the judiciary and not by the Registry, as reported in LiveLaw.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan passed the direction after noting that the Registry had declined to number the petition due to doubts over its maintainability.

The bench observed that determining whether a case is maintainable is a judicial function and not an administrative one. The judges stated that if the Registry had doubts regarding maintainability, it could still assign a case number with an endorsement reading “numbered subject to maintainability” and place it before the appropriate roster judge along with the objections raised.

“In view of the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court, the directions and circular already issued, we hereby direct the Registry not to refuse to number any case raising the issue of maintainability. If the cases filed are otherwise in order but the Registry still has a doubt regarding maintainability, the case shall be numbered with an endorsement ‘numbered subject to maintainability’ and shall be listed before the concerned Hon’ble Roster Judge, separately under the caption ‘for maintainability’, along with the objections raised and compliance reported. It is for the Court to decide on maintainability of the case and if found maintainable, then to consider the case on merits,” the court said.

The petition was filed by Chennai resident M. Rajkumar, who sought directions to the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) and the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) to examine materials and findings allegedly recorded during income tax search proceedings, sworn statements recorded during assessment proceedings, and penalty orders passed under the Income Tax Act against Joseph Vijay.

The petitioner further requested that authorities initiate prosecution proceedings against Vijay under the relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act based on the findings allegedly arising from those proceedings.

In addition to income tax-related action, the plea sought directions for an appropriate law enforcement agency to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Vijay and investigate alleged cognizable offences under the Indian Penal Code, including Sections 420, 467, 470, 471 and 120B. The petition alleged suppression of income, receipt of unaccounted cash remuneration and concealment of financial transactions that were allegedly disclosed during search and statutory proceedings.

The plea also sought directions to the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) and the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax to place the materials gathered during the search proceedings before the authorities functioning under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to examine whether any scheduled predicate offence and “proceeds of crime” existed, and to take appropriate action under the Act.

This is reportedly the third legal proceeding connected to alleged discrepancies in Vijay’s declared financial assets.

In the first petition, which sought an inquiry by the Income Tax Department, the Madras High Court had earlier issued notice to Vijay and directed the department to file its response.

In the second petition, which sought an inquiry by the Election Commission of India into Vijay’s asset declarations, the court dismissed the plea, observing that such directions could not be issued after the election process had commenced and stating that the petitioner would have to pursue the matter through an election petition.

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TVK Vijay Calls His Party Thooyasakthi & And Anti-Dynasty; Aligns With Congress – Known For Corruption & Dynasty Politics

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TVK Vijay Calls His Party Thooyasakthi & And Anti-Dynasty; Aligns With Congress - Known For Corruption & Dynasty Politics

In a stunning turn of events following the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is poised to form the next state government, thanks to the newfound backing of the Indian National Congress. For years, Vijay marketed himself and his party as champions against the entrenched, corrupt establishment and the evils of dynastic politics. However, TVK’s alliance with the Congress, goes without saying is deeply synonymous with dynastic politics and corruption, raises serious questions about Vijay’s ideological consistency and the promises he made to the electorate.

To understand the irony of this alliance, one must look back at Vijay’s political beginnings. Long before the formation of TVK, Vijay fashioned himself as a crusader against political graft. During the 2011 India Against Corruption movement, a young Vijay traveled to Delhi to share a platform with social activist Anna Hazare, pledging his support and praising the movement as a necessary battle to “get rid of this social evil”.

Anna Hazare’s campaign was famously directed against the Congress-led UPA government, which was battling an unprecedented wave of corruption allegations at the time. Ironically, the Congress called Hazare an ‘RSS agent’.

Fast forward to 2026, and the political landscape has drastically shifted. TVK emerged as the single-largest party with 108 seats, it will come down to 107 as Vijay has to let go of one of the seats he won, breaking the DMK-AIADMK duopoly but falling 10 seats short of a simple majority. Desperate to secure the chief ministership, Vijay reached out to the very same Congress party he once rallied against. The Congress, having abandoned its long-standing alliance with the DMK, agreed to support TVK conditionally – no other allies who are “communal forces”.

Vijay’s alliance with the Congress fundamentally contradicts his party’s stance against dynastic politics. TVK’s leadership has relentlessly criticized the DMK for operating as a “selfish family,” with Vijay publicly denouncing them for prioritizing familial succession over public welfare and using ideology to mask widespread looting. Following the 2026 election results, TVK’s national spokesperson Felix Gerald proudly proclaimed that the voters’ mandate was a clear rejection of “nepotism and family politics,” declaring it “the end of dynasty”.

Yet, by aligning with the Congress, Vijay is partnering with the ultimate symbol of dynastic rule in India. The Congress party’s deep-rooted culture of succession has even been criticized by its own senior leaders; just months prior to the election, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor published a scathing essay calling dynastic politics a “grave threat to Indian democracy” and pointing to the Nehru-Gandhi family’s influence as cementing the idea that “political leadership can be a birthright”. By climbing into bed with a party whose leadership structure is entirely reliant on the surname of its leaders and riddled with corruption, Vijay undermines the very foundation of his anti-dynasty, anti-corruption narrative.

It is said that politics often makes strange bedfellows, but TVK’s willingness to abandon its proclaimed values so early in its political journey is striking. Ultimately, Vijay’s grand promises of a “clean,” corruption-free, and merit-based government now ring hollow, casting a shadow over what was otherwise a historic electoral debut.

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TVK’s Near-Sweep: 12 Razor-Thin Defeats That Denied Joseph Vijay A Full Mandate

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Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) narrowly missed the majority mark in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, falling short of the required 118 seats by just 10 constituencies despite emerging as the single largest party in the state. A detailed examination of the results has revealed how close the party came to securing a full majority, with several constituencies decided by razor-thin margins, as reported in Times of India.

According to the election results, TVK candidates lost in at least 12 constituencies by margins of less than 2,000 votes, indicating that even a minor shift in voter preference could have significantly altered the final political outcome. Here is a look:

  1. Dindigul lost by 1131 votes
  2. Kulithalai lost by 579 votes
  3. Pudukottai lost by 1867 votes
  4. Kovilpatti lost by 843 votes
  5. Paramathi – Velur lost by 308 votes
  6. Karur lost by 1821 votes
  7. Thirukoyilur lost by 285 votes
  8. Palani lost by 693 votes
  9. Killiyoor lost by 1311 votes
  10. Vikravandi lost by 910 votes
  11. Papanasam lost by 1065 votes
  12. Udhagamandalam lost by 976 votes

Among the closest defeats for the party was the Thirukkoyilur constituency in Villupuram district, where TVK candidate Vijay R Baranibalaji lost to AIADMK’s S Palanisamy by just 285 votes, making it one of the narrowest defeats recorded by the party in the election.

At the same time, the election also witnessed dramatic victories for TVK candidates across several constituencies. In seven constituencies, the party registered dominant wins with victory margins ranging from 60,000 to 90,000 votes. Another 27 TVK candidates secured victories by margins between 25,000 and 60,000 votes, underlining the party’s rapid rise across large parts of Tamil Nadu.

One of the most dramatic contests of the election took place in the Tirupathur constituency in Sivaganga district. In what became the closest contest of the election, TVK candidate R Seenivasa Sethupathy defeated sitting minister K R Periyakaruppan by a margin of just one vote, the narrowest possible victory margin in an Assembly election.

While the narrowest margin was one vote, the party’s largest victory margin came from the Sholinganallur constituency, where the TVK candidate won by an impressive margin of 96,780 votes.

However, the single highest victory margin in the entire state was recorded by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami in the Edappadi constituency in Salem district. He secured 1.48 lakh votes and won by a margin of 98,110 votes. In that constituency, TVK-backed independent candidate Premkumar finished a distant second with 50,823 votes.

Commenting on the result, a senior AIADMK leader claimed that the contest could have been far tighter had the official TVK candidate remained in the fray. The leader stated that if the TVK candidate’s nomination had not been rejected, Palaniswami would have faced a much tougher electoral battle.

Overall, TVK dealt a major blow to both Dravidian parties during the election. The party defeated AIADMK candidates in 25 constituencies and wrested 51 seats from the DMK. Nearly 40 of TVK’s victories against the DMK came from northern Tamil Nadu districts, including 14 constituencies in Chennai, a region long regarded as a stronghold of the DMK.

Victory margins for TVK ranged from a few hundred votes in closely fought seats to more than 50,000 votes in several constituencies, reflecting both intense contests and sweeping victories across the state.

The election also witnessed direct battles between the DMK and AIADMK across 122 constituencies. In these head-to-head contests, the DMK won 18 seats against the AIADMK with victory margins ranging between 6,000 and 23,000 votes. Meanwhile, the AIADMK outperformed the DMK in 21 constituencies, winning by margins ranging from 9,000 to 41,000 votes.

With no single party crossing the majority mark, the election has pushed Tamil Nadu into a hung Assembly scenario, triggering intense negotiations and speculation over possible alliances and support arrangements in the race to form the next government.

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Joseph Vijay Projects TVK As Thooyasakthi; Thanjavur MLA’s Drunken Dance Video Goes Viral

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Joseph Vijay Projects TVK As Thooyasakthi; Thanjavur MLA's Drunken Dance Video Goes Viral

The Tamil Nadu Assembly election results have delivered a major political upset, with Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerging as the single largest party after winning 108 seats, significantly disrupting the decades-long dominance of the DMK and AIADMK. However, the party fell short of the 118-seat majority mark required to form the government, leading to intense political negotiations over possible alliances and external support.

Amid efforts to secure support from other parties, including the Congress, VCK, Communist parties, and reportedly even the AIADMK, a controversy involving a newly elected TVK MLA has triggered widespread debate on social media.

Vijay Saravanan, who won from the Thanjavur constituency on a TVK ticket, has come under criticism after a video allegedly showing him dancing in an intoxicated state while holding a liquor bottle went viral online. The footage, reportedly recorded during a private celebration, shows the MLA appearing visibly intoxicated, stumbling while dancing and interacting enthusiastically with those around him.

The video has sparked sharp reactions online, with many netizens questioning whether such conduct was appropriate for a newly elected public representative at a time when the state is witnessing major political developments. Critics argued that the behavior did not reflect the responsibility expected from an MLA who had been elected on promises of political change and better governance.

Some commenters questioned the candidate selection process within the party, arguing that individuals entrusted with public office should maintain a sense of discipline and accountability after being elected by the people.

The controversy intensified further after references emerged online to another alleged incident involving a TVK candidate reportedly cutting a cake with a sickle during celebrations, adding to criticism directed at certain newly elected representatives of the party.

Despite the growing online debate, no official clarification or response has been issued so far by TVK regarding the viral video involving Vijay Saravanan.

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NHRC Complaint Seeks Probe Into Kurnool's St Anthony's Orphanage Over Alleged Illegal Child Care Operations, FCRA Irregularities

NHRC Seeks Action Taken Report Over Illegal Child Care Operations, FCRA...

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint filed by NGO watchdog Legal Rights Protection Forum alleging serious violations at...
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