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TVK Chief Vijay Appoints Ex-AIADMK Leaders to Key Roles, Bolstering Party Ahead of By-Elections
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News18•25-09-2026, 23:00
TVK Chief Vijay Appoints Ex-AIADMK Leaders to Key Roles, Bolstering Party Ahead of By-Elections
- •TVK founder and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has assigned key organizational responsibilities to 15 former AIADMK ministers and legislators who joined the ruling party after the April Assembly election results.
- •Former Ministers M S M Anandan, M C Sampath, Kadambur Raju, K Radhakrishnan, and K T Pachammal have been appointed as TVK’s deputy general secretaries.
- •These appointments aim to strengthen the party’s organizational framework and consolidate administrative and field experience within the TVK leadership.
- •The move comes ahead of the October 6 by-elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies, where TVK has fielded former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama.
- •Former AIADMK MP C Mahendran has been appointed as district secretary for Tiruppur Suburban South District, which includes Madathukulam Assembly Constituency.
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TVK founder and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay appointed 15 former AIADMK ministers and legislators who crossed over to the ruling party as TVK's deputy general secretaries to strengthen the party's organisational framework.
TVK has fielded Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama, both former AIADMK MLAs, for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituency by-elections respectively.
Former AIADMK MP C Mahendran was appointed as the district secretary for the Tiruppur Suburban South District, which includes the Madathukulam Assembly Constituency.
