CHENNAI: TVK founder-president C Joseph Vijay’s nomination to contest from Perambur Assembly constituency may get rejected if the election officials strictly go by the rules.
For, the actor-politician failed to mention a case pending against him since 2025, which is a violation of election rules.
Vijay is contesting the Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026 from two constituencies, Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchy East. He filed the nomination for Perambur on March 30. On that day, the world’s attention was on his assets and income, including the crores he earned each year and the swanky vehicles he owned. What flew under the radar was a less fancy but very crucial information – the cases that he was facing.
While filing the second nomination, this time from Tiruchy East, on April 2, Vijay declared there were two cases against him. The second one was after the alleged violation of campaign rules at Perambur on the day of nomination there, and hence could not have been mentioned in that affidavit. But there was one other case pending, this one dating back to 2025, registered at the Koodakovil police station in Madurai.
Vijay should have declared that in the first affidavit. He did not – rather, his team did not. And that, going by election rules, is a big omission. We have to wait and see if the rules will be strictly enforced in the case of the actor-politician.
The case relates to an incident during the TVK’s conference held in Madurai on August 21, 2025. According to the complainant, who claimed himself as an ardent fan, when Vijay was walking on a ramp during the event, he climbed onto the stage out of excitement upon seeing the leader. Around 10 bouncers immediately pushed him aside, verbally abused him, and assaulted him, resulting in chest injuries and internal injuries, he alleged in the complaint.
Polling for the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu is scheduled to be held on April 23, with a four-cornered contest emerging between the DMK-led alliance, AIADMK-led NDA, Naam Tamilar Katchi, and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. All political parties have intensified campaign efforts, with candidates actively filing nominations and canvassing for votes.