TVK’s Puducherry Rally Cleared Under Strict Curbs as Police Block Erode Event

Overview

• Puducherry police approved a December 9 TVK rally with attendance capped at 5,000, limiting entry to local residents holding QR-coded passes and barring children, pregnant women and the elderly.
• Officials had refused a roadshow and required a tightly controlled, fixed-venue meeting with specified entry timing, parking zones and on-site emergency services.
• Erode police declined permission for a December 16 meeting after finding the proposed seven-acre site too small for the 70,000 people projected, asking TVK to choose another location.
• The Puducherry event is the party’s first major outdoor outreach since the September 27 Karur crowd crush that killed 41, which is under a Supreme Court-ordered CBI probe.
• Recent moves, including K. A. Sengottaiyan joining TVK and Vijay’s meeting with Congress data chief Praveen Chakravarthy, have fueled media speculation about potential alignments ahead of 2026.