Overview

• The TVK chief began his statewide campaign in Tiruchirappalli on September 13, where police had permitted only a short, tightly regulated event with bans on roadshows and large convoys.
• Huge crowds turned the drive from the airport into an unsanctioned roadshow that gridlocked parts of the city and delayed his address by nearly five hours.
• A technical failure rendered most of his Trichy speech inaudible, after which he spoke in Ariyalur, while the planned Perambalur stop was called off as it was past 1 a.m.
• Vijay targeted both the DMK and the BJP, calling the former his political rival and the latter a policy foe, accusing the DMK of leaving many of its 2021 promises unfulfilled and denouncing BJP-backed proposals such as one nation, one election and delimitation.
• He pledged a platform focused on deliverable basics—women’s safety, law and order, education, healthcare and electricity—as TVK’s 98-day tour proceeds across districts most Saturdays through December 20 using a custom campaign bus and new branding.