Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Aadhav Arjuna Alleges DMK Plans Rs 5,000 Vote Payout
Aadhav Arjuna accused the DMK of planning to give voters Rs.
5,000 each in Madhuranthagam.
The constituency is scheduled to vote on October 6.
He said people could use the money for Deepavali expenses.
However, he asked them to vote for the Whistle symbol instead.
Arjuna said even Rs.
10,000 per vote would not help the DMK win.
He claimed the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam had shown that elections could be won without paying voters.
He also said the TVK would not give voters any money.
The article reports these as Arjuna’s allegations and statements, not as independently confirmed facts.
Aadhav Arjuna alleged that the DMK plans to distribute Rs. 5,000 per vote in Madhuranthagam.
He urged voters to accept the money for Deepavali expenses but vote for the Whistle symbol.
Arjuna said the DMK would not win even if it distributed Rs. 10,000 per vote.
He credited the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam with ending the culture of cash-based election victories in the 2026 Assembly elections.
Arjuna asserted that the TVK would not pay voters and would seek to remove money power from elections.
- Who
- PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna made the allegations while addressing a Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam election work committee meeting.
- What
- He alleged that the DMK planned to distribute Rs. 5,000 for each vote and urged voters to support the Whistle symbol instead.
- When
- The Madhuranthagam Assembly constituency is scheduled to vote on October 6; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Madhuranthagam Assembly constituency, Tamil Nadu; the report is datelined Chennai.
- Why
- Arjuna was urging voters to reject alleged cash-based campaigning and support the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam.
Aadhav Arjuna and TVK claim
DMK position
Alleged vote payments
Aadhav Arjuna and TVK claim
Arjuna alleged that the DMK would distribute Rs. 5,000 per vote and said voters could take the money but vote for the Whistle symbol.
DMK position
The article does not provide a response from the DMK or independently verify the alleged payment plan.
Role of money in elections
Aadhav Arjuna and TVK claim
Arjuna said the TVK had ended the culture of winning elections through cash and would not pay even a single rupee for votes.
DMK position
Arjuna alleged that the DMK would continue relying on cash, but the article gives no direct DMK statement about its election strategy.
- Alleged payment
- Rs. 5,000 per vote
- Constituency
- Madhuranthagam Assembly constituency
- Polling date
- October 6; year not specified
- Speaker
- PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna
- Recommended symbol
- Whistle
- TVK position stated by Arjuna
- The party would not pay voters and would seek to eliminate money power from elections
- Other politician mentioned
- Former minister E.V. Velu