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TN CM Vijay Holds Extensive Roadshow in Madurantakam for Bypolls
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News18•02-10-2026, 16:15
TN CM Vijay Holds Extensive Roadshow in Madurantakam for Bypolls
- •Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK founder C Joseph Vijay conducted a roadshow in Madurantakam to campaign for his party's nominee, Maragatham Kumaravel, ahead of the October 6 bypolls.
- •The CM's campaign vehicle covered over 30 villages and numerous neighborhoods within the Madurantakam Assembly segment, located approximately 100 km from Chennai.
- •Vijay greeted residents and sought votes for the TVK, while party workers organized cultural programs and dance shows to entertain the waiting crowds.
- •The bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram were necessitated after legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama resigned from AIADMK and their MLA posts.
- •Both former AIADMK members subsequently joined the ruling TVK and have been renominated from their respective segments, leading to allegations of horse-trading from opposition parties.
Key Questions Answered
The bypolls were necessitated after sitting legislator Maragatham Kumaravel resigned from her MLA post and her AIADMK membership to join the ruling TVK, which subsequently renominated her for the seat.
The AIADMK has fielded former MLA K Kanitha Sampath to challenge Maragatham Kumaravel, alongside candidates from the DMK, Naam Tamilar Katchi, and Left parties.
Opposition parties have accused the ruling TVK of horse-trading and luring AIADMK MLAs to increase its legislative numbers, forcing unnecessary by-elections.
