Actor Vijay's TVK Not a Recognized Political Party, EC Tells Madras HC

The Election Commission of India on Friday informed the Madras High Court that top actor Vijay's TVK is not a recognised political party.

Niranjan Rajagopal, counsel for EC made the submission before the First bench comprising Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, when a Public Interest Litigation filed by C Selvakumar, which among other reliefs sought to derecognize Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), came up for hearing.

TVK's derecognition was sought in the wake of the



September 27 stampede at the party's rally organised in Karur that killed 41 persons. Vijay attended the rally. 

The bench directed the Registry to place all matters relating to September 27 Karur stampede before the administrative side of the high court, to constitute a bench for dealing with the cases, except those that were pending before the Supreme Court.

In so far as the prayer to derecognize TVK, Niranjan Rajagopal said the party was not a recognised one and hence this prayer would not stand.