Overview
- TVK announced a February 6–14 window for aspirants to collect and submit forms, formally launching its statewide candidate selection.
- Party leaders said TVK intends to field nominees in all 234 Assembly constituencies as it moves into full election mode.
- Marking the party’s third anniversary in Panaiyur, Vijay struck a combative tone, declaring only TVK can defeat the DMK and invoking MGR to rebut charges of inexperience.
- The DMK dismissed Vijay’s claim that even Chief Minister M.K. Stalin would back TVK’s ‘whistle’ symbol, with spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan mocking the remark.
- No alliance has been announced, as legal and reputational issues persist with CBI questioning over the Karur stampede and censor-board hurdles for Vijay’s film Jana Nayagan.