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Citing alleged restrictions imposed by the police, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has cancelled Monday’s (April 6, 2026) canvass campaigns by its laminitis and histrion C. Joseph Vijay successful the Villivakkam and T. Nagar Assembly constituencies successful Chennai.
TVK wide caput (election run management) and Villivakkam campaigner Aadhav Arjuna claimed to journalists that support was granted by the Returning Officer (RO) to run successful T. Nagar (where TVK wide caput Bussy Anand is contesting) betwixt 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. but it was instantly changed to conscionable 1 hr (2 p.m. to 3 p.m.) owed to “pressure exerted by the metropolis police.”
“Are determination immoderate rules that leaders should lone run for 1 hour? Do these rules use for [Chief Minister] M.K. Stalin and [Deputy CM] Udhayanidhi Stalin? We volition impulse the Election Commission of India to transportation the City Police Commissioner R. Arun,” helium said.
Asked wherefore his person is not campaigning successful Villivakkam erstwhile determination are nary restrictions, Mr. Arjuna contended it was unfair to restrict Mr. Vijay’s state to run wrong the city.
