Vikravandi decked up for actor Vijay’s debut political rally
The Hindu
Vijay's TVK rally in Vikravandi attracts huge crowds with elaborate arrangements and massive security measures in place.
Vikravandi town in Villupuram is all decked up to play host to the first public rally of actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), eight months after he floated the party.
The TVK, which is yet to test the electoral waters and is gearing up for the 2026 Assembly elections, has already generated intense interest in political circles.
A massive dais has been erected on an 85-acre site with a seating arrangement for nearly a lakh people.
The whole of the venue wore a festive look with hundreds of huge party flags in red and yellow covering the entire ground.
Huge cutouts of former Chief Minister K. Kamaraj, B.R. Ambedkar, social reformer Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy, freedom fighter Anjalai Ammal and Chola, Pandya and Chera kings were erected around the venue.
Functionaries of TVK said they left no stone unturned to make the event a big success and a record-breaking one.
By 8.30 a.m., all roads leading to Vikravandi witnessed huge influx of vehicles and vans carrying fans from the across the State to hear actor Vijay announce the policies of his political party.