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People Across Tamil Nadu Hit The Streets As Power Cuts Become Rampant After Joseph Vijay’s TVK Comes To Power

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The Commune
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Frustrated Chennai residents took to the streets on Thursday (4 June 2026) night and into Friday (5 June 2026), blocking roads and staging protests against frequent and unannounced power cuts that have plagued the city amid scorching summer heat.

In some suburbs of Chennai, power cuts prolonged for 5 hours in the night forcing residents to hit the streets and block roads.

On Saturday night, residents of Muttukadu, Thiruporur, and nearby areas blocked vehicular traffic on the East Coast Road (ECR) and Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) after their neighbourhoods plunged into darkness.

Residents of Tiruporur surrounded their MLA B. Vijayraj when he arrived to pacify the crowd, demanding immediate action against erring officials.

In Ambattur, protesters besieged the local TNPDCL office on Friday night, leading to heated arguments with personnel over extended outages.

The demonstrations highlight growing public anger towards the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government led by Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, barely a month into its tenure.

Videos circulating on social media and aired by Sun News and Polimer News showed residents in areas like Perambur, Neelankarai, and other parts of the city gathering on roads, shouting slogans, and demanding immediate restoration of power.

In Perambur — part of the Chief Minister’s own constituency — locals expressed shock and disappointment, with viral clips capturing heated confrontations and road blockades. Similar scenes of midnight protests were reported in other areas.

According to reports from Sun News, power cuts have continued unabated in Chennai, with outages occurring without prior notice, severely affecting daily life. Residents complained of fans stopping during peak heat, water pumps failing, and businesses coming to a halt. Temperatures hovering between 36°C and 41°C have exacerbated the crisis, turning nights into sweaty ordeals and afternoons unbearable reminding people of the erstwhile DMK regime from 2006-11 when the party faced a humiliating as rampant power cuts became an electoral issue.

Similar or worse power cut situations are being reported across Tamil Nadu. People in Ariyalur hit the streets condemning Joseph Vijay’s government.

In Tiruvallur, Arani near Ponneri in Thiruvallur district, the public engaged in a midnight road blockade protesting the continuous power cuts.

In Arani near Ponneri in Thiruvallur district, the public engaged in a midnight road blockade protesting the continuous power cuts

Shortly after assuming office in May 2026, he signed orders for up to 200 units of free electricity for eligible domestic consumers (bi-monthly consumption below 500 units). Vijay announced free power but people across Tamil Nadu are facing long powercuts. The inability to solve the issue of frequent powercuts is being called out by many as the TVK government’s incompetency.

 

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