Vijay holds roadshow in Madurantakam ahead of the October 6 byelection
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president C. Joseph Vijay conducted a massive roadshow in the Madurantakam constituency ahead of the upcoming October 6 byelection. The campaign event saw significant public turnout as the party seeks to secure the seat following the resignation of the previous incumbent.
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday (October 2, 2026) held a massive roadshow in the Madurantakam (Reserved) Assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district, about 80 km from Chennai, where a byelection is scheduled for October 6.
Campaigning for TVK candidate Maragatham Kumaravel, Mr. Vijay began his roadshow at Mamandur on GST Road around 2.30 p.m. Fans and supporters flocked in large numbers along the entire route of the Chief Minister’s cavalcade. In course of his four-and-a-half-hour roadshow, Mr. Vijay traversed through 40 villages. His cavalcade passed through Karunguzhi, Ayyanar Temple Junction, Mocheri, Thandalam, Perumbakkam, Sempoondi, Elapakkam, Kil Athipakka, and Melmaruvathur Adiparasakthi Temple Junction, before culminating in Therady Street in Madurantakam.
Along the way, he stopped by to have tea at a shop and interacted with locals at some points.
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