Overview
- Vijay made his first public appearance since the September Karur crush at a limited-access indoor meeting in Sunguvarchattiram, with entry capped around 2,000 using QR-coded passes.
- He did not discuss the Karur deaths in his speech, later indicating he would address the tragedy at a different time.
- Framing a symbolic challenge to the ruling party, he said the DMK had strayed from C. N. Annadurai’s ideals, alleged dynasty politics, and compared its conduct to looting.
- He alleged illegal sand mining along the Palar river caused a loss of Rs 4,730 crore, citing court and Enforcement Directorate records, and he unveiled goals such as permanent housing, a motorcycle for every household, a path to car ownership, one graduate and one earning member per family, moving education to the State List, a caste census, stronger public hospitals, and stricter law and order.
- TVK is pausing large outdoor rallies as a Madras High Court–driven SOP is finalized, has sought permission for a December 4 event in Salem, and has challenged the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision in the Supreme Court.