Vijay Rides Bullock Kart In Dharapuram, Interacts With Voters During Bypoll Campaign | Video

Last Updated:October 04, 2026, 6:13 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay rode a bullock cart during his Dharapuram roadshow and attacked the DMK over remarks made against TVK candidate P Sathyabama.

Vijay Takes Bullock Cart Ride, Meets Voters During Dharapuram Bypoll Roadshow (Photo- video screengrab)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president C Joseph Vijay took a different route during his election campaign in Dharapuram on Sunday, riding a bullock cart for a short distance as he appealed to voters ahead of the assembly bypoll.

Vijay was campaigning in support of TVK candidate P Sathyabama when he stopped to interact with people along the route. Supporters gathered around the roadshow and presented him with photo frames, flowers, garlands, gifts and party towels.

Vijay reaches Dharapuram for campaign

According to TVK sources cited by PTI, Vijay travelled to Dharapuram by helicopter and was received by senior party leaders and ministers, including general secretary and Rural Development and Water Resources Minister N Anand and Revenue and Disaster Management Minister K A Sengottaiyan.

The campaign began at around 1 pm. The roadshow was planned to cover more than 20 public-contact points across the Dharapuram area.

This was Vijay’s second campaign visit to the constituency. He had earlier addressed a rally there on September 30.

Dharapuram, Madurantakam bypolls on October 6

The Dharapuram and Madurantakam assembly constituencies are scheduled to go to the polls on October 6. Votes will be counted on October 9.

With the bypoll approaching, Vijay has stepped up campaigning for his party candidate Sathyabama in Dharapuram.

Vijay targets DMK over remarks on women

During his address, Vijay also attacked the DMK over remarks he said were directed at women.

Referring to comments made by DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin about Sathyabama, Vijay said political opponents could criticise him but warned them against making remarks about women.

He said he had earlier told voters that supporting the DMK and certain other parties would amount to endorsing people who, according to him, make offensive remarks about women.

Vijay also criticised Stalin’s alleged remarks against Sathyabama, describing them as inappropriate and saying that he would not remain silent if women were targeted.

“Speak whatever you want about me. I will take it. But if you dare speak against our sister, or against the mothers, sisters, and daughters of our households, I will not stay quiet,” Vijay said during the campaign.

He invoked the legacy of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, saying the state was witnessing a return to the “era of MGR”.

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When are the Dharapuram and Madurantakam assembly bypolls scheduled to take place?

The Dharapuram and Madurantakam assembly constituencies are scheduled to go to the polls on October 6, with vote counting set for October 9, 2026.

Who is the TVK candidate contesting the Dharapuram assembly bypoll?

P Sathyabama is the TVK candidate contesting the Dharapuram assembly bypoll.

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TVK president C Joseph Vijay travelled to Dharapuram by helicopter for his election campaign.

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