#Vijay

Fifty Cents of Poromboke: The Sworn Affidavit That Could Unseat a Chief Minister

A Perambur voter has asked the Madras High Court to void Chief Minister Vijay's election, alleging his sworn affidavit claims ownership of Kodaikanal poramboke land and misstates other properties. Vijay calls the charges baseless.

7 October 2026 · 3 min read

Tamil Nadu

CBI seizes Vijay's campaign bus as Karur stampede probe tightens

The CBI has impounded the campaign vehicle TVK chief and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay used for the September 27 Karur rally where 41 people were crushed to death — the clearest sign yet that the probe is circling the chief minister himself.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

Tamil Nadu

TVK takes the Karur stampede to the Supreme Court: plea challenges High Court SIT, seeks judge-led independent probe

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's October 3 order constituting a state-police Special Investigation Team into the September 27 Karur stampede that killed 41 people. Filed through party secretary Aadhav Arjuna, the plea seeks an independent probe led by a former Supreme Court judge, alleges a possible 'pre-planned conspiracy' by miscreants, and objects to the High Court's scathing remarks that the party 'abandoned' the victims. The matter is listed for hearing on October 10.

3 October 2026 · 3 min read

Opinion

The U-turn is not humility — it is the entire governing method

From the RTI shield to the Hindi signboards, from the student-protest directive to the cancelled CMO appointment, the TVK government governs by retraction. A government that stands for nothing cannot defend the vulnerable — and the next time the BJP's Centre pushes, it will fold again.

3 October 2026 · 3 min read

Tamil Nadu

CBI turns its lens on Vijay: agency set to question TVK chief in Karur stampede probe

The Central Bureau of Investigation is preparing to question Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder Vijay in the Karur stampede case after completing preliminary questioning of senior party office-bearers. The agency wants answers on crowd management, security arrangements and compliance with safety norms at the September 27 rally where 41 people were crushed to death.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

Tamil Nadu

'Vijay for PM' pitch splits alliance as Congress minister threatens resignation

Posters projecting Vijay as 'Tomorrow's PM' have triggered the first public rupture in the TVK-led alliance. A Congress minister has warned the party's two ministers would resign if TVK projects Vijay rather than Rahul Gandhi as the opposition's 2029 prime ministerial face.

3 October 2026 · 1 min read