Ministers: Support for CM Vijay Is Growing

In short

Minister Nirmal Kumar said TVK won the Madurantakam and Dharapuram by-elections on the strength of CM Vijay’s four months of governance and personal popularity, without money power, and said the power supply is improving and will fully stabilise within months.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, October 24, 2026, the day he paid homage to the Marudhu Brothers at Tiruppattur, Minister Nirmal Kumar said the by-election results show that support for Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is rising.

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MonthsTo full power stability

Key Points

By-election wins: TVK won both Madurantakam and Dharapuram. The minister said the party campaigned on the Chief Minister’s four months in office and his popularity, not on money power.
More votes: he said TVK candidates won more votes than in the previous election, including in areas long seen as strongholds of other parties.
Women’s safety: the Chief Minister has ordered strict action in every case of violence against women.
Power supply: conditions have improved over the past week; tenders have been called for power purchase, and supply is expected to stabilise fully within a few months.
Thevar Jayanthi: no decision yet on whether the Chief Minister will attend on October 30.

“No Rival for Vijay”

Finance Minister Maria Wilson, speaking on October 22, said the Chief Minister has no rival in Tamil Nadu politics today — a confident message from the cabinet as the government completes its first six months.

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