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Chennai: YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar, who did not surrender even after his interim bail granted by Madras high court lapsed on March 25, was tracked down in Andhra Pradesh by Chennai police and arrested on Wednesday. Three others were also arrested with him by a special team from a hotel in Andhra Pradesh.Shankar was arrested on Dec 13, 2025, based on cases registered at Saidapet and Adambakkam police stations for extortion. He was granted interim bail on Dec 26, 2025, by the high court on medica ...Read More >
Chennai: President of the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, cancelled his scheduled campaign at the T Nagar Assembly constituency area on Monday, peeved over the police cutting down the duration for the event from four hours to one hour, while a party member raised an objection over the impending release of a Tamil film, 'Thanga Natchathiram - TN 2026' on April 10. While the general secretary of the party's election campaign management Aadhav Arjuna blamed the Chennai City Police and Commis ...Read More >
Chennai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 3,000 police personnel have been deployed across Chennai as part of extensive security arrangements for the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will arrive in the city on Friday to campaign ahead of the elections. According to official sources, the Prime Minister is scheduled to land in Chennai at around 3.20 p.m. on Friday by a special aircraft. Soon after his arrival, he will proceed by helicopter to Puducherry, where he is expected to t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to intensify the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) campaign in the South with a two-day visit to Chennai and Puducherry starting on Friday, in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory. The Prime Minister is expected to arrive at Chennai International Airport on Friday afternoon, according to sources. After landing, he will head straight to Puducherry to address a major public rally in the evening. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to intensify the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) campaign in the South with a two-day visit to Chennai and Puducherry starting on Friday, in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory. The Prime Minister is expected to arrive at Chennai International Airport on Friday afternoon, according to sources. After landing, he will head straight to Puducherry to address a major public r ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As per orders of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Tamil Nadu Home Secretary Dheeraj Kumar on Thursday transferred the State's DGP (Head of Police Force) and three more senior IPS officers. Dr Sandeep Rai Rathore, DGP, Training, took charge as the DGP (HoPF), replacing G Venkataraman. ECI had directed all the new officers to take charge in their new roles latest by 11 am on Friday and added that those transferred out should not be involved in any election related work. ECI's di ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in a single phase on April 23, covering a total of 234 constituencies in the State. Counting is scheduled for May 4. A day earlier, Vijay unveiled the party's manifesto for the upcoming elections, promising "anti-drug protection zones" and a monthly assistance for students. Addressing a press conference in Chennai, Vijay stressed his vision for a drug-free and self-reliant Tamil Nadu. He said anti-drug protection zones" will be established in all schools and col ...Read More >
Chennai: CTR Nirmal Kumar, the Joint General Secretary of the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting that adequate security be provided to superstar Tamil actor Vijay, the party founder. Vijay had launched his Tamil Nadu Assembly election campaign on March 30, immediately after filing his nomination to contest the polls from the Perambur seat. Although the Election Commission had granted him permission to campaign in three consti ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Wednesday alleged a conspiracy to prevent party president Vijay from carrying out his campaign across Tamil Nadu in the coming days, and demanded the immediate transfer of senior police officials, including the Chennai City Police Commissioner. Meanwhile, TVK president Vijay, in his representation to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleged serious security lapses during his campaign despite his "Y" category status, and has urged the Union Home Minis ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Refuting reports on Tuesday that the Greater Chennai Police have registered cases against actor and TVK president Vijay and his party cadre for alleged violations during his campaign rally in the Kolathur Assembly constituency on Monday, sources in the city police told TNIE that although they had received some complaints, no case has been registered as of Tuesday. Meanwhile, sources in the office of Chief Electoral Officer said that Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik has sought a report fr ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay will file his nomination on April 2 for the Tiruchirappalli East Assembly constituency ahead of the upcoming state elections. Vijay will submit his nomination before the Assistant Returning Officer at the Ariyamangalam Zonal Office (Zone 2). The filing is scheduled for 12:30 PM at the Tiruchirappalli East Tahsildar Office, sources said. Also Read | Nalanda Temple Stampede: 6 Devotees Killed, Se ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay has been booked in a case of an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct by Peravallur police in Chennai's Perumbur. Along with him, around 5,000 TVK party workers have also been booked. The action follows a complaint filed by Assistant Election Accounts Officer Kumar alleging that Vijay, who will be contesting from Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East, violated election norms by using 30 loudspeakers, blocking the path of an ambulance, gat ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay will file his nomination on April 2 for the Tiruchirappalli East Assembly constituency ahead of the upcoming state elections. Vijay will submit his nomination before the Assistant Returning Officer at the Ariyamangalam Zonal Office (Zone 2). The filing is scheduled for 12:30 PM at the Tiruchirappalli East Tahsildar Office, sources said. As part of his visit, Vijay will also undertake election c ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) general secretary Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday slammed the ruling DMK after a Model Code of Conduct violation case was filed against Vijay. A case has been registered against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct at Peravallur Police Station in Perambur, Chennai. According to the complaint, TVK's candidate from Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East seats, Vijay, allegedl ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) General Secretary Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday held a door-to-door campaign in Chennai, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Arjuna is contesting elections from the Villivakkam constituency. Hailing the "great response" received from the public during his campaign, Arjuna expressed confidence in winning the election. "There is a great response. People are showing love, affection and hope. Every house, every street, t ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): A case has been registered against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct at Peravallur Police Station in Perambur, Chennai. Based on a complaint lodged by Monitoring Officer Kumar, the police have taken action. Also Read | Mumbai Shocker: Retired Senior Officer Digitally Arrested for 25 Days, Duped of INR 1.57 Crore by Fraudsters Posing as Police and Judges in Andheri. According to the compla ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): A case has been registered against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct at Peravallur Police Station in Perambur, Chennai. Based on a complaint lodged by Monitoring Officer Kumar, the police have taken action. According to the complaint, TVK's candidate from Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East seats, Vijay, allegedly violated election norms by using 30 loudspeakers, blocking the path of an ambu ...Read More >
Vijay's party has accused officials of deliberately creating hurdles at the DMK's instructions ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * TVJ chief Vijay cancelled part of his Chennai campaign, citing security lapses * His convoy faced severe delays covering 5 km in nearly two hours * TVK accused Chennai Police and DMK of deliberately obstructing the campaign Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay' ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 30 (ANI): TVK chief and actor Vijay on Monday filed nominations from Perambur constituency for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The TVK chief also held a massive roadshow with a sea of supporters surrounding his vehicles in Perambur Also Read | Rahul Arunoday Banerjee Dies: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Grieves Death of Bengali Actor, Says 'Stunned and Heartbroken' (See Post). https://x.com/TVKPartyHQ/status/2038551085896613906?s=20 Vijay is contesting ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 30 (ANI): TVK chief and actor Vijay on Monday filed nominations from Perambur constituency for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The TVK chief also held a massive roadshow with a sea of supporters surrounding his vehicles in Perambur TVKPartyHQ/status/2038551085896613906?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://x.com/TVKPartyHQ/status/2038551085896613906?s=20 Vijay is contesting from two seats - Preambur and Trichy East- against DMK's incumbent MLAs RD ...Read More >
Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Vijay on Monday alleged a "complete absence" of police deployment during his campaign in Chennai, flagging a "serious lapse" in election security arrangements in a formal complaint to the Election Commission of India. In a letter dated March 30 to the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader CTR Nirmal Kumar said Vijay's campaign convoy was left without police protection or traffic regulation despite prior permission for campaig ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to Tamil film actors K Srikanth and Krishna Kumar to appear before the agency in relation to a money laundering probe into the cocaine peddling case registered by the Greater Chennai Police, sources said on Thursday. Srikanth has been asked to appear for questioning on October 28 and Krishna Kumar on October 29 before the ED's office in Nungambakkam, the sources added. GCP had filed a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Tamil actors K Srikant and Krishna Kumar for questioning in connection with an alleged cocaine case early next week, officials said on Friday. ED's Chennai zonal office issued the summons to both the actors to depose before the investigators by Monday and Tuesday. As per the officials privy to the development, both Srikant and Kumar have been asked to join the ongoing investigation into the alleged case and recor ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chennai Police on Friday received a bomb threat targeting the residence of Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan in the city, which subsequently turned out to be a hoax. The Estate Police Station in the city received an email claiming that a bomb had been planted at the Vice President's residence in the Mylapore area. Senior police officials, along with the sniffer dog squad and bomb detection experts, immediately mobilised in response to the high-security ale ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Police on Tuesday registered a case against TVK general secretary (election campaign management) Aadhav Arjuna for allegedly posting a provocative message on social media regarding the stampede at the Vijay's Karur rally. Though he deleted the message shortly later, after receiving backlash from several quarters, the screenshot of his message was shared widely on social media. Alleging police excess, Arjuna in his message warned that if the police continued to act a ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 30 (ANI): Karur City Police have arrested Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) Karur West District Secretary, Mathiyazhagan, in connection with the stampede during the party chief Vijay's rally, which claimed 41 lives, ADGP Davidson Devasirvatham told ANI. Police have also arrested Paun Raj, the Karur town functionary who arranged flagpoles and flex banners for the rally. Paun Raj was arrested as he provided shelter to TVK functionary Mathiyazhagan, the ADGP sa ...Read More >
TIRUCHY/CHENNAI: TVK founder Vijay deliberately delayed his arrival at Karur to show his political strength, as he was told that his supporters had started flocking the spot in large numbers, blamed the first information report registered by the Karur town police, which is investigating the stampede that has so far claimed 41 lives. It added that TVK leaders, including general secretary N Anand, were warned that the situation was getting out of hand. However, they failed to control the crowd, t ...Read More >
Chennai, (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Chennai Police received a phone call claiming that a bomb had been planted at the ECR, Neelankarai residence of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief and actor C Joseph Vijay, officials said. Following the alert on Sunday, police personnel rushed to the spot, and a bomb disposal squad was deployed. Experts are currently carrying out thorough checks inside and outside the premises, sources said. Visuals showed heavy security outside Vijay's resid ...Read More >
Chennai, (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Chennai Police received a phone call claiming that a bomb had been planted at the ECR, Neelankarai residence of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief and actor C Joseph Vijay, officials said. Following the alert on Sunday, police personnel rushed to the spot, and a bomb disposal squad was deployed. Experts are currently carrying out thorough checks inside and outside the premises, sources said. Visuals showed heavy security outside Vijay's resid ...Read More >
Retired Judge Aruna Jagadeesan arrives at Tiruchirappalli Airport; heads to Karur Hospital on Sunday (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has appointed retired Madras High Court judge Justice Aruna Jagadeesan to head a Commission of Inquiry into the stampede that took place during actor-politician Vijay's rally in Karur on Saturday. At least 40 people were killed in the incident, according to a health official to news agency PTI. Justice arrived in Trichy and headed to Karur Hospital where ...Read More >
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