Overview
- Actor-director Sundar C announced he will run from Madurai Central as a Pudiya Neethi Katchi candidate within the AIADMK-led alliance for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
- He declined to criticise Thalapathy Vijay or TVK, citing mutual respect and noting that his wife, BJP Tamil Nadu vice-president Khushbu Sundar, shares a sibling-like bond with Vijay.
- Sundar C said the Madurai Central fight will likely come down to DMK versus the AIADMK camp rather than TVK.
- He thanked AC Shanmugam for the ticket and said that if elected he would spend about 15 days each month working in the constituency.
- Vijay’s TVK, launched in February 2024 to contest independently on the whistle symbol, has faced setbacks that include a 2025 rally stampede, denied permits for events, and a recent police case alleging Model Code of Conduct violations.