TVK chief Vijay accuses Chennai police, officials of denying permission for his Perambur campaign

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay, connected Friday (March 27, 2026) accused the Greater Chennai Police and immoderate officials of obstructing his scheduled predetermination run astatine the Perambur Assembly constituency successful Chennai connected Saturday (March 28) and termed the denial of support arsenic “a fascist onslaught connected democracy.”

In a statement, Mr. Vijay said his enactment had sought support for an predetermination run gathering to beryllium held connected Saturday astatine Mullai Nagar junction successful the Perambur Assembly constituency, 2 days anterior to the schedule. However, a time earlier the scheduled campaign, connected Friday, the Greater Chennai Corporation had dug pits astatine the determination and placed barricades, helium said. “How did these abrupt pits and barricades travel from?” helium questioned.

At this juncture, the constabulary conducted an inspection and said 3,000 radical could not stitchery astatine the venue. Based connected this assessment, the exertion seeking support was rejected connected the grounds that the determination was not suitable for campaigning, Mr. Vijay said. “Shouldn’t the caretaker DMK authorities beryllium ashamed of acting against TVK with the enactment of definite officials?” helium questioned.

“Every clip I program an predetermination campaign, the DMK authorities continues to hold oregon contradict support citing assorted reasons. This enactment of deliberately crushing the antiauthoritarian rights of a caller governmental enactment that has received overwhelming nationalist enactment creates the content that immoderate officials are acting arsenic agents of the ruling party,” helium claimed.

“Such an enactment reflects an authoritarian mindset that thinks whoever rises against america volition beryllium suppressed utilizing administrative power. This obstruction is impervious of however overmuch the DMK fears TVK. The radical of Tamil Nadu volition nonstop this anti-democratic DMK authorities retired of power,” helium added.