Archive · 26 Sep 2026
TVK Appoints 16 AIADMK Defectors to Key Posts
TVK is a political party led by C Joseph Vijay.
The party appointed 16 people who had left AIADMK.
Some of the new appointees were former AIADMK ministers.
Several were made deputy general secretaries.
C Mahendran, a veteran Communist leader, became a district secretary.
The announcement came after a TVK meeting in Madurantakam.
Vijay had earlier said he would support AIADMK members unhappy with their leaders’ interactions with DMK leaders.
The new office-bearers were told to follow instructions from the party’s senior leaders.
TVK president and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay appointed 16 AIADMK defectors to senior party positions.
The appointments followed Vijay’s assurance to AIADMK leaders and cadre who were uncomfortable with their leaders’ ties to DMK leaders.
Former AIADMK ministers including Kadambur Raju, M C Sampath and S Valarmathi received deputy general secretary posts.
Veteran Communist leader C Mahendran was appointed a TVK district secretary.
The appointments were announced in a TVK press release after a campaign meeting at Madurantakam on Friday.
- Who
- TVK president and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay appointed 16 former AIADMK members, including former ministers and veteran Communist leader C Mahendran.
- What
- The 16 defectors were appointed as TVK deputy general secretaries and district secretaries.
- When
- The appointments were announced on Friday after a campaign meeting.
- Where
- The announcement followed a campaign meeting at Madurantakam, with the article datelining the report from Chennai.
- Why
- The appointments came after Vijay offered support to AIADMK leaders and cadre uncomfortable with their leaders’ interactions with DMK leaders.
- Appointing party
- TVK
- Party president
- C Joseph Vijay
- Number of defectors appointed
- 16
- Source of announcement
- A TVK press release
- Meeting location
- Madurantakam
- Senior posts
- Deputy general secretary and district secretary
- Notable appointee
- C Mahendran, a veteran Communist leader