Actor-politician Vijay will contest the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu from the Perambur and Trichy East constituencies. Announcing the names of candidates from his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which is making a debut in this election, Vijay urged the people to give TVK one chance. “Vote for whistle, it’s a whistle revolution election,” he said, playing up his party’s poll symbol. He also said voters must not differentiate between him and other TVK candidates and stressed that they are all the same.
The 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Assembly will vote in a single phase on April 23. The incumbent DMK faces a five-cornered fight: the NDA bloc of AIADMK and BJP is looking to make a comeback and Vijay’s TVK is gearing up for a big debut. The alliance of the S Ramadoss-led PMK and the party founded by former Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa’s aide Sasikala has opened a fourth front. And Seeman-led Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) is contesting alone.
The two seats Vijay is contesting from — Perambur and Trichy East — are currently represented by the DMK. RD Sekar is MLA from Perampur and Inigo S Irudayaraj from Trichy East.