Muscat Daily

Tamil actor Vijay’s party sets membership target at 2 crore

-

Chennai, Tamil Nadu - Actor Vijay’s Tamizhalag­a Vettri Kazhagam held a consultati­on meeting here on Monday and decided to start a membership drive that targets two crore members for the party.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Tamizhalag­a Vettri Kazhagam General Secretary N Annand said: “On the advice of our president, we hold a consultati­on meeting today. We fixed the target at two crore members to be enlisted in the party through the membership drive.”

He also said that the party will announce its stand on each issue via statements in the coming days.

According to the official press release issued by the party after the meeting, ‘as instructed by our party president, the membership drive can be conducted across the state district-wise and assem

bly constituen­cy-wise to strengthen the grassroot organisati­on of the party’.

It also said: “With the aid of a state-of-the-art mobile app

that will be made available soon, the district and assembly constituen­cies in charge shall undertake a membership drive at the district municipal corporatio­n municipali­ty block, town panchayat, village unit and ward level across Tamil Nadu.”

The statement also added that there will be an exclusive women-led membership drive, which will be introduced very soon by Party President Vijay.

Actor Vijay launched his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, earlier this month, expressing his intention to fight in the 2026 assembly polls.

The actor said he wouldn’t lend support to any party in the upcoming parliament­ary elections.

Meanwhile another Star Politician from Tamil Nadu Kamal Hassan who heads the Makkal Needhi Maiyam said that his party would make an official announceme­nt on its alliance for the Lok Sabha elections in the next two days. In 2019 Kamal Hassan had offered support to the DMKCongres­s alliance.

 ?? (ANI) ?? Superstar Thalapathy Vijay officially announced the name of his political party as
‘Tamizhalag­a Vettri Kazhagam’, in Chennai on February 2
(ANI) Superstar Thalapathy Vijay officially announced the name of his political party as ‘Tamizhalag­a Vettri Kazhagam’, in Chennai on February 2

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Oman