Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Vijay may contest the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from two constituencies, Virugambakkam and Trichy East, a Tamilga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) leader aware of the matter said.
victoryTVK, which launched in 2024, was mulling contesting the assembly elections in constituencies starting with the letter ‘V’, the actor’s name and the name associated with “Vijay”, adding that Vijay is considering contesting his first election from a seat with which he has personal connections.
According to a TVK leader close to Vijay, Virugambakkam was considered as the actor because he grew up there and Trichy East was chosen because of its large minority population.
“It is the party’s strategy to contest from an urban seat and a central seat,” the leader told TV. “It will have a larger impact across the state.”
Both constituencies are bastions of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Vijay is reaching out to Christian voters who are largely committed to the DMK.
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However, a DMK leader in Trichy said minorities consider his party their safest option against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
“They will continue to vote for DMK. Reports of Christian votes going to TVK are not true,” said the DMK leader.
TVK leaders said the party had also considered Vikravandi where Vijay launched TVK in 2024.
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According to a TVK leader, Vijay will finalize the list of candidates soon.
