Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Vijay Says By-Poll Wins Show TVK’s People Power
TVK won by-elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram.
The party’s leader, C. Joseph Vijay, thanked the voters.
He said the wins showed people supported TVK.
Vijay said his party won without giving voters money or using unfair methods.
He disagreed with people who said there were secret deals or that TVK campaigned for too little time.
He also thanked the parties that worked with TVK.
The winning candidates were Maragatham Kumaravel and Sathyabama.
Vijay said he hoped the party would keep winning.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay said victories in Madurantakam and Dharapuram demonstrated the party’s popularity.
Vijay claimed the wins came without money distribution or electoral malpractice and described them as a rejection of money power.
He rejected allegations of electoral bargains and criticism that TVK campaigned for only two days.
Vijay credited voters and thanked alliance partners, including Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML, along with party leaders and cadres.
He congratulated joint winning candidates Maragatham Kumaravel and Sathyabama, saying the results affirmed political decency and voters’ power.
- Who
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, the party’s candidates and alliance partners.
- What
- Vijay described TVK’s victories in two by-elections as evidence of popular support and a rejection of money power.
- When
- Vijay made the remarks on Friday; the article does not specify a date for the by-elections.
- Where
- Madurantakam and Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Vijay said the victories reflected voters’ support for TVK and its commitment to democracy; this is his characterization of the results.
Vijay’s account
Critics’ allegations
How the victories were achieved
Vijay’s account
Vijay said TVK won without distributing money or resorting to electoral malpractice, and called the result a defeat for money power.
Critics’ allegations
Vijay referred to allegations of electoral bargains and claims of malpractice, but the article does not identify who made them or provide their evidence.
Campaign duration
Vijay’s account
Vijay said voters rejected criticism that TVK campaigned for only two days.
Critics’ allegations
Critics cited a two-day campaign, according to Vijay; the article gives no further details of their argument.
- Party
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
- Party president
- C. Joseph Vijay
- By-election constituencies
- Madurantakam and Dharapuram
- Winning candidates
- Maragatham Kumaravel (Madurantakam) and Sathyabama (Dharapuram)
- Alliance named
- Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance
- Alliance partners acknowledged
- Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML
- Symbol used by candidates
- Whistle