Actor Vijay’s TVK Gets Election Commission Recognition (Image: X @tvkvijayhq)
Tollywood superstar Thalapathi Vijay announced that his political party Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) received recognition from the Election Commission of India to take part in elections. The actor-turned-politician stated that the TVK is now ready to contest the 2026 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, as he informed on X.
— TVK Vijay (@tvkvijayhq) September 8, 2024
He highlighted that his fan club All India Thalapathy Makkal Iyyakam (AITVMI) has been relentlessly working for the welfare of the people all these years and certain political power is required to bring a full-fledged social and economic reform in the state, he added.
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In January, the TVK registration process began after a meeting in Chennai. Later, a group of senior TVK leaders which is led by General Secretary N Anand, approached the ECI. The party published legal notices in May inviting stakeholders to express objections, if any, to the party’s registration. Later in the last local body polls of 2021, members of Vijay’s fan club, AITVMI, won 115 seats out of the 169 seats.
On August 22, The party’s flag was unveiled featuring a unique design with red on top and bottom, yellow in the middle, a sarissa flower surrounded by 28 stars at the centre, and two trumpeting tuskers facing each other on either side. This design is considered reminiscent of ancient Tamil kings who wore Vagai flower garlands to symbolize victory.
The GOAT-star unfurled the flag alongside the party anthem, and the event is seen as TVK’s first major step towards entering political activities in the southern state, which has already seen many matinee idols enter active politics in the past. After releasing the flag, the actor hoisted it at the party headquarters at Panaiyur.
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Since the superstar Vijay who has a huge fan following is expected to create a defining impact on the Tamil political sphere, he will be counted as one of the veteran actors who ventured into politics occupying significant roles like Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran alias MGR, Kamal Hassan, Shivaji Ganesh, Vijayakant, Sarat Kumar, Dr J Jayalalithaa and Udhayanidhi Stalin.
