Published Mar 29, 2026 | 12:23 PM ⚊ Updated Mar 29, 2026 | 1:07 PM
Vijay's public meeting will be held at at KVP Garden in Seelanaickanpatti on Friday, 13 February.
Synopsis: The TVK announced its candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, scheduled for 23 April. The party said Vijay will contest in two seats — Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East. The event also witnessed Vijay unveil a comprehensive set of promises focused on empowering the youth.
Actor-turned-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Sunday, 29 March, announced its candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, scheduled for 23 April, during an event in Chennai. The party said Vijay will contest in two seats — Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East.
The event also witnessed Vijay unveil a comprehensive set of promises focused on empowering the youth.
The promises made by the TVK chief included a strong stance against drug abuse, combining strict enforcement with community policing and awareness campaigns, including anti-drug clubs in schools and colleges.
A major pillar of TVK’s promises is education, with an assurance that no young person will miss out due to financial constraints. The proposed scheme guarantees collateral-free, interest-free loans of up to ₹20 lakh for studies from the higher secondary level to PhD.
Alongside this, the party announced reforms in government recruitment aimed at introducing a transparent, time-bound system to ensure that all state job appointments are completed within a year.
To address unemployment, the party said, financial assistance will be provided to youth facing delays in securing jobs, while large-scale skill development initiatives promise lakhs of training opportunities each year with stipends.
The vision also encourages young people to become entrepreneurs through collateral-free loans of up to ₹25 lakh, shifting them from job seekers to job creators. It also prioritises local employment by incentivising private companies to hire Tamil Nadu residents, offering tax and electricity subsidies and procurement advantages.
According to the party’s vision, governance reforms include the creation of new grassroots roles to ensure doorstep delivery of government services, generating significant employment while strengthening the link between citizens and the state. In addition, it said a Tamil Nadu Youth Advisory Council will be established as a direct platform for young people to voice their ideas, concerns, and suggestions to the chief minister and government officials.
The proposal envisioned transforming Tamil Nadu into a global creative hub through a Creator Entrepreneurship Scheme, which includes seed funding for 1.5 lakh creators and the establishment of 500 creator schools for modern training. The party aims to position youth as active participants in governance, economic growth, and cultural development.
In Perambur, Vijay will be facing DMK’s RD Sekhar, who is the incumbent MLA. From the NDA, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) will be fielding a candidate against the TVK chief.
In Tiruchirappalli East, the TVK chief is up against the incumbent MLA, DMK’s Inigo Irudayaraj, and AIADMK’s K Rajasekaran.
Meanwhile, the party announced that its General Secretary, Adhav Arjuna, will contest from Vilivakkam (Chennai), and former AIADMK leader KA Sengottaiyan, who joined the party recently, will contest from Gobichettipalayam (Erode).
TVK Joint General Secretary CTR Nirmal Kumar will contest from Thiruparangundram (Madurai), and former bureaucrat and party’s General Secretary KG Arun Raj will contest from Tiruchengode (Namakkal).
VP Mathiyazhagan, the Karur West District Secretary of TVK, who was arrested in connection with the Karur stampede case, has been given an opportunity to contest from the Karur Assembly constituency.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Subash Chandra Bose.)
