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Vijay, actor and Founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party
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ANI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has allotted ‘Whistle’ as the election symbol for actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. ECI also allotted the ‘Battery Torch’ to actor Kamal Haasan’s party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM).

In the 2021 Assembly elections, the MNM contested the polls in alliance with actor Sarath Kumar’s All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi. MNM fielded candidates in 154 of the total 232 seats but drew a blank with Kamal Haasan himself losing from Coimbatore South constitutency.

Published on January 22, 2026

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