Archive · 1 Oct 2026
TVK Allies Hold Joint Rally Behind Madurantakam Bypoll Candidate
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and its partner parties held a political meeting in Madurantakam.
They were supporting their candidate, Maragatham Kumaravel, in an Assembly bypoll.
The election was scheduled for October 6.
Several ministers and party leaders spoke at the rally.
Aadhav Arjuna said the alliance supports secularism and social justice.
He also said the government would share power and conduct a caste-based census.
Speakers criticized the current leadership of the DMK and AIADMK.
The report did not include responses from those parties to the criticism.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and alliance partners held a joint meeting in Madurantakam on Thursday.
The rally supported TVK candidate Maragatham Kumaravel ahead of the October 6 Assembly bypoll.
Participants included ministers and leaders from the VCK, Congress and MDMK.
Aadhav Arjuna said the alliance was based on secularism, social justice and democratic values.
Alliance speakers criticized the leadership of the DMK and AIADMK and pledged a caste-based census.
- Who
- The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, its alliance partners and candidate Maragatham Kumaravel.
- What
- They held a joint election rally supporting Kumaravel in the Madurantakam Assembly bypoll.
- When
- The meeting was held on Thursday; the bypoll was scheduled for October 6.
- Where
- Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- To support the alliance candidate and promote the alliance's stated commitments to secularism, social justice and democratic values.
TVK Alliance Position
Targeted Parties' Position
Political principles
TVK Alliance Position
Aadhav Arjuna described the alliance as committed to secularism, social justice and democratic values, drawing inspiration from Periyar, Ambedkar, Kamaraj, Velu Nachiyar and Anjalai Ammal.
Targeted Parties' Position
The report does not provide a response from the DMK or AIADMK to the alliance's description of its principles.
Assessment of rival parties
TVK Alliance Position
Alliance speakers said the DMK and AIADMK were declining under their current leadership and criticized Edappadi Palaniswami's actions as a betrayal of AIADMK-linked ideals.
Targeted Parties' Position
The report includes no direct reaction from the DMK, AIADMK or Edappadi Palaniswami to these allegations.
Caste-based census
TVK Alliance Position
Aadhav Arjuna said the government would conduct a comprehensive caste-based census as part of its governance agenda.
Targeted Parties' Position
The article does not state the positions of the rival parties on the proposed census.
- Event
- Joint public meeting and election rally
- Candidate
- Maragatham Kumaravel
- Constituency
- Madurantakam
- Election
- Assembly bypoll scheduled for October 6
- Alliance principles
- Secularism, social justice and democratic values
- Proposal
- A comprehensive caste-based census
- Participating groups
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, VCK, Congress and MDMK, among others