Overview
- At a special general council in Mahabalipuram, the party unanimously authorised founder Vijay to decide alliances and confirmed plans to contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
- Vijay made his first public appearance since the Karur rally stampede, with members observing two minutes of silence as a resolution described the incident as a conspiracy and an unimaginable tragedy.
- The council adopted 12 resolutions spotlighting women’s safety and law and order, with TVK accusing the DMK government of failures and urging maximum punishment in the recent Coimbatore case.
- TVK urged the Election Commission to halt the SIR of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, citing a pending Supreme Court case and concerns over bulk voter removals reported elsewhere.
- Resolutions sought compensation for paddy losses in the Delta, faster execution of Chennai’s Rs 4,000 crore stormwater drain project, protection of the Pallikaranai Ramsar site, stronger action on Sri Lankan Navy arrests of Indian fishermen, a state white paper on FDI and jobs, and enhanced security at TVK events.