The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its alliance partners will hold a joint public meeting in Madurantakam on October 1, ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly bypoll. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK leader C Joseph Vijay will not attend the rally and is scheduled to campaign in the constituency on October 2.Key Highlights• TVK and its alliance partners will hold a joint rally in Madurantakam on October 1.• The meeting is scheduled for 4 pm.• CM Vijay will skip the joint rally and campaign in Madurantakam on October 2.• VCK, Congress, MDMK and IUML leaders are expected to participate.• The Madurantakam Assembly bypoll will be held on October 6.TVK Allies to Share Stage in MadurantakamThe joint public meeting will be the first campaign event where TVK's alliance partners come together since the formation of the alliance on September 9. Leaders expected to attend include VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore, MDMK general secretary Vaiko and IUML president K M Khader Mohideen. TVK general secretaries N Anand and Aadhav Arjuna will also participate.The meeting is scheduled to take place at 4 pm near Hotel Highway Inn in Madurantakam. TVK has fielded former AIADMK MLA K Maragatham Kumaravel as its candidate from the constituency.Why CM Vijay Will Skip the RallyCM Vijay will not be present at the October 1 joint meeting. According to reports, he is scheduled to campaign separately in Madurantakam on October 2.The joint rally has been organised to bring the alliance partners together on one platform during the bypoll campaign. Organisers are expecting around 5,000 people at the event.Madurantakam Bypoll on October 6The Madurantakam Assembly constituency is among the two seats going to bypolls in Tamil Nadu, with the other being Dharapuram. Voting for both constituencies is scheduled for October 6, while campaigning will continue until October 4.TVK is contesting the Madurantakam bypoll with Maragatham Kumaravel as its candidate. The constituency has also seen campaigning by other major political parties as the bypoll approaches.TVK's Campaign ScheduleVijay has already campaigned in Madurantakam and is scheduled to return to the constituency on October 2. The TVK chief is also campaigning for the party's candidate in Dharapuram.The joint alliance meeting on October 1 will therefore be followed by Vijay's individual campaign programme in Madurantakam the next day. The campaign period for the bypolls ends on October 4, with polling scheduled for October 6.The October 1 rally will bring TVK's alliance partners together ahead of polling, while Vijay's separate campaign is scheduled for October 2.
