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TVK, Allies Rally for Madurantakam Bypoll Candidate Maragatham Kumaravel
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News18•01-10-2026, 21:15
TVK, Allies Rally for Madurantakam Bypoll Candidate Maragatham Kumaravel
- •The ruling TVK and its alliance partners held a joint public meeting in Madurantakam on Thursday to support their candidate Maragatham Kumaravel for the October 6 Assembly bypoll.
- •The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) described its new political partnership as an ideological coalition committed to secularism, social justice, and democratic values in Tamil Nadu.
- •Prominent leaders including TVK general secretary N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, R Nirmal Kumar, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan, TNCC president B Manickam Tagore, MDMK leader Vaiko, and A M Shahjahan participated in the rally.
- •Aadhav Arjuna emphasized secularism and social justice as core principles, stating the government in Tamil Nadu is grounded in these ideals, inspired by Thanthai Periyar, Dr B R Ambedkar, Perunthalaivar K Kamaraj, Velu Nachiyar, and Anjalai Ammal.
- •Nirmal Kumar criticized the DMK and AIADMK leadership, alleging betrayal by Edappadi Palaniswami against the ideologies of Amma J Jayalalithaa and Puratchi Thalaivar M G Ramachandran.
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The ruling TVK and its alliance partners held a joint public meeting in Madurantakam to support their candidate Maragatham Kumaravel for the October 6 Assembly bypoll.
The election rally was attended by leaders from the TVK and its alliance partners, including VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B Manickam Tagore, MDMK leader Vaiko, alongside several TVK ministers.
TVK leaders framed their political partnership as an ideological coalition rooted in secularism, social justice, and democratic values, embracing the ideals of figures like Thanthai Periyar, Dr B R Ambedkar, and K Kamaraj.
