The Chennai Police has arrested 10 foreign nationals, including four women, for illegally voting in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections by using fraudulently obtained identity documents. Officials gave this information on Thursday.

According to a press release, the men were stopped by immigration officials at Chennai International Airport while trying to leave the country after the elections held on April 23.

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The release said investigation revealed that despite holding foreign citizenship and not being Indian citizens, the accused had allegedly resided in different parts of the state to exercise their franchise illegally.

The cases were registered between May 7 and 14 by the Central Crime Branch and local police units after immigration officials lodged a complaint at the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner’s office. The statement said that all the accused were produced in the court for further legal proceedings.

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Thalapathy Vijay MLA Seats : Tamil cinema superstar Thalapathy Vijay has given such a political performance in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections which has attracted the attention of the entire country. His party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), contesting elections for the first time, changed the equation of Tamil Nadu politics by winning more than 100 seats in the 234-member assembly. Vijay himself contested from two seats, Perambur seat and Tiruchirapalli East seat and won both the places, but now the biggest question arising is whether Vijay will get double salary for winning two seats. The discussion on this question has intensified on social media. The question in the minds of people is that when a leader becomes MLA from two places, does he get the salary and facilities of both the seats. So let us know whether Thalapathy Vijay, who was elected MLA from two places, will get double salary and what is the rule regarding this.

Will Vijay get double salary?

In India, an MLA or MP gets the salary and facilities of only one post. A leader may win from two seats, but he cannot remain the MLA from both the seats. Therefore, he will get salary, allowances and government facilities only according to one seat.

What does the law say?

Election related rules in India are decided under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. According to this law, a candidate can contest from maximum two seats in one election. Earlier there was no such rule. Before 1996, leaders used to contest elections from multiple seats, but later the law was changed and a maximum limit of two seats was fixed. In such a situation, if a candidate wins from two seats, he cannot keep both the seats with himself. He has to give up one seat within the stipulated time. If he does not do so, both the seats can be considered vacant.

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Why do leaders contest elections from two seats?

Political parties and big leaders contest elections from two seats for many strategic reasons. If there is defeat on one seat then victory on the other seat is assured. Vijay chose two seats to show his hold in both Chennai and Central Tamil Nadu regions. By fighting at two places, the party gets advantage on nearby seats also.

Which seat can Vijay keep?

Till now Vijay has not made any official announcement. But Vijay can keep such a seat from where the party can get more political benefits in future. On the seat which Vijay will leave, re-election i.e. by-election will be held there. According to law, by-elections are usually held within 6 months. After Vijay’s victory, the debate on ‘One Candidate, One Constituency’ i.e. one candidate, one seat has again intensified. Many people believe that contesting elections from two seats puts additional burden on democracy.

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After the results of Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 were revealed, Thalapathy Vijay proved that he has become the king not only of the box office but also of EVMs. Actor’s party TVK is winning 107 seats in Tamil Nadu elections 2026. It has given a big competition to even the powerful old parties of the state, DMK and ADMK. There are intense discussions about Thalapathy Vijay that he can become the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. In such a situation, seeing this scene, it is believed that he has reminded the times of MGR.

MGR’s record remained intact for 4 decades

This historic victory of Thalapathy Vijay is being compared with that of MGR. Both are superstars of the film industry. MG Ramachandran had made a record in 1969, which remained intact for almost 4 decades. In 1969, the actor’s film ‘Adimai Penn’ was released, which had the highest opening in the history of any Tamil film. This film was directed by MGR and he also acted in it.

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Thalapathy Vijay had broken MGR’s record

It took almost 35 years to break this record of MGR at the box office. Thalapathy Vijay broke it in the year 2004. That year, the actor’s film ‘Ghilli’ was released, which was the Tamil remake of Mahesh Babu’s Telugu blockbuster ‘Okkadu’ (2003). It ran in theaters for more than 200 days and according to reports, its India net collection was Rs 500 crore. This was the first Tamil film to cross this magical figure. This film broke the record of MGR’s film and at that time the actor was 29 years old.

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Victory on the way to MG Ramachandran?

MG Ramachandran separated from DMK and founded AIADMK in 1972 and became the Chief Minister. When he founded the party, other political parties had believed that his party would not survive but he showed the power of his popularity as an actor in politics and won a bumper victory and remained in power for three terms. At the same time, Thalapathy Vijay is also on the same path. He seems to be repeating history. Only two years have passed since his party TVK was formed. His party neither had any alliance nor any vote bank. Nevertheless, he has made a great start in politics.

After the completion of the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, on Friday (May 1, 2026), an incident of arson has come to light in the election office of Thalapathy Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) located in Srirangam assembly constituency of Tiruchirappalli district. Along with this, all the posters and banners of the party kept from the office have also been torn. Thalapathy Vijay’s party TVK has lodged a formal complaint with the local police regarding this incident. Apart from this, the party has also demanded intervention of the Election Commission in the matter.

TVK candidate accused unknown people

TVK candidate from Srirangam assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) district, TVK Ramesh, has criticized the arson at the party election office. He has raised a question regarding this matter whether the counting of votes in Srirangam assembly constituency will be done in a safe environment?

He said, ‘My election office located in Pettavaithalai area of ​​Andanallur Union of Srirangal Assembly constituency of Trichy has been completely destroyed by fire by unknown people today Friday (May 1, 2026) morning. All the banners and posters put up there have also been torn down.

The party’s union secretary reached the police station to lodge a complaint.

Following the incident, the union secretary of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) has formally lodged a complaint at the local police station on charges of arson at the election office and destruction of party property. He has demanded the police to identify the culprits as soon as possible, arrest them and take immediate strict action against them.

Counting of votes to be held in Tamil Nadu on May 4

It is noteworthy that the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu were concluded last week on Thursday (April 23, 2026) with a single phase of voting. Now the counting of votes received in the elections and the results will be announced by the Election Commission on Monday (May 4, 2026). It is worth noting that this time in the exit polls that came out after the elections, TVK has been shown getting a lot of support from the people of Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: In Tamil Nadu, the voting which started from 7 am on Thursday (April 23, 2026) for the 234-seat Assembly has been completed. The colors of the election festival in Tamil Nadu were visible on the faces of every voter, be it a man, a woman, an elderly, a disabled person or a youth who is using his franchise for the first time.

Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has called it a historic election after the completion of the first phase of elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. He said, ‘Since independence, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have shown the highest voting percentage in this election. The Election Commission salutes every voter of Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Election Commission released Tamil Nadu election figures

He said that this time in Tamil Nadu, 84.69 percent voters have cast their votes, which includes 83.57 percent men, 85.76 percent women and 60.49 percent third gender voters. According to Election Commission data, out of the total 5.73 crore voters in Tamil Nadu, 2.80 crore are male voters, 2.93 crore are female voters and 7,728 are third gender voters.

Voting started late at all polling stations

According to news agency PTI, technical glitches were seen in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) at some polling stations in the state, due to which there was a slight delay in the start of voting. On receiving information about EVM malfunction at the booths, election officials immediately took effective steps so that the voting process could take place without any hindrance. During this time, a large number of voters remained in queues outside the polling booths.

What time was the voting figures in Tamil Nadu?

However, despite problems in some machines, according to Election Commission data in Tamil Nadu, 17.69 percent voting had taken place till 9 am. At the same time, by 11 am this figure had increased to 37.56 percent. By 3 pm, 70 percent voters and by 5 pm 82.24% voters of Tamil Nadu had cast their votes.

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BJP candidate Tamilisai Sundararajan praised EC

During the ongoing voting in Tamil Nadu, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tamilisai Sundararajan cast her vote from Mylapore constituency. After this, while talking to news agency IANS, the BJP candidate praised the preparations of the Election Commission. He said, ‘The Election Commission has made very good preparations for the elections in the state. He has ensured safe voting. Because of SIR, almost all fake votes have been removed.

How many names were removed during SIR, how many total voters?

The main electoral contest in Tamil Nadu is between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam i.e. DMK led alliance and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam i.e. AIADMK led NDA alliance. A single phase of voting took place in the state, in which more than 5.73 crore voters will decide the fate of more than 4,000 candidates.

According to the Election Commission, there were some 6.41 crore voters in Tamil Nadu before the SIR process. During SIR, names of 1.02 crore i.e. 15.85 percent voters were removed from the voter list of the state and the number of voters came down to 5.67 crore. However, after the process of verifying voters in SIR was completed, the names of about 6 lakh voters were restored and the total number of voters in Tamil Nadu increased to more than 5.73 crore.

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 23, 2026) reshared a social media post during the first phase of elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, calling it very important. Actually, PM Modi has shared the post of Dr. H.V. Hande, who was two-time Health Minister of Tamil Nadu and first Deputy General Secretary of AIADMK, on ​​social media platform X. Hande shared his picture on the X platform after voting in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections on Thursday (April 23, 2026).

What did PM Modi say in his ex post?

99-year-old former Health Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. H.V. Hande said that at the age of 99, I have seen my country finding its voice and today I have also used my voice. Resharing Dr. Hande’s post, PM Modi wrote, ‘A very important message! I hope that you will make our democracy even stronger by casting more and more youth votes.

A very important message!

I hope that maximum number of youth will strengthen our democracy by voting. https://t.co/B937lbw7FQ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 23, 2026

Former Health Minister of Tamil Nadu shared photo after voting

Dr H.V. Hande, a two-time Health Minister of Tamil Nadu, on Thursday shared a picture showing the mark on his finger after exercising his franchise in the state assembly elections. He said in his post, ‘At the age of 99, I have seen my country finding its voice and today I have also used my voice.’

He said, ‘I voted for the first time in 1946 as a medical student. Voting is not just a right, it is our responsibility towards the future we leave behind. Hande appealed to the people of the state and said that your one vote matters. Get out of your homes. Stand up and register your presence to vote.

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Assembly Elections 2026: Congress Party National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) has given a big statement regarding the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, due to which a big controversy has arisen in political circles. In fact, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called PM Narendra Modi a ‘terrorist’. At the same time, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned this statement of Kharge. BJP said that till now Congress has insulted the Prime Minister by abusing him 175 times. He should apologize for this.

Kharge gave controversial statement in Chennai

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has given this controversial statement in a press conference held in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, while criticizing AIADMK’s alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, after this controversy escalated, he also clarified his statement. He said, ‘How can these AIADMK people, who put up Annadurai’s own picture, go along with Modi? He is a terrorist. His party does not believe in equality and justice. These people are associating with them, it means that they are weakening democracy.

He further said, ‘You need such leaders who will not bow down before BJP and fight boldly and he is MK Stalin. Today AIADMK has lost its identity. It has become a silent ally of BJP. It cannot protect the interests of Tamil Nadu because it has become a slave of PM Modi.

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Kharge gave clarification on the controversial statement

Clarifying his comments on PM Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, ‘He (PM Modi) is scaring people and political parties. I never said he was a terrorist. I mean, I want to make it clear that Modi always threatens. Institutions like ED, IT and CBI are in their hands. He also wants to take delimitation into his hands.

Bharatiya Janata Party’s attack on Mallikarjun Kharge

Afzal Yakub & Naxals are innocent
But for Congress

Chaiwala OBC PM is terrorist
RSS is poisonous snake
Sanatan is disease

This is anti-Constitution hate shop

They are giving clean chit to Jihad & abusing elected PM

175 abuses so far pic.twitter.com/pSfXO6EqpQ

— Shehzad Jai Hind (Chowkidar as per INC ecosystem) (@Shehzad_Ind) April 21, 2026

At the same time, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala strongly condemned Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for calling the Prime Minister a terrorist. He shared a post on the This is the anti-constitutional hate shop of Congress. They are giving a clean chit to Jihad and insulting the Prime Minister elected by the people. Till now the Prime Minister has been abused 175 times.

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday (April 20, 2026) made a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by taking the name of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He accused Nitish Kumar of being compromised and because of his past decisions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is able to completely control him.

Under the control of Shah-Modi who control AIADMK- Rahul

Addressing an election rally in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi said that BJP removed Nitish Kumar from the post of Chief Minister and installed a person of his choice because Nitish had compromised and did not protest after being sent to Rajya Sabha.

BJP wants a puppet CM and a remote-controlled government in Tamil Nadu.

INDIA alliance will never allow this to happen. Tamil Nadu will vote to protect its identity and dignity. pic.twitter.com/hBkV3B0dCz

—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 20, 2026

The Congress leader said, ‘Those who control AIADMK are completely under the control of Amit Shah and Mr Narendra Modi. Look what happened in Bihar, the CM was removed and a BJP man was installed. Why? This happened because the CM of Bihar was a compromised man. He did not say even a word and silently went to Rajya Sabha.

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BJP wants a government in Tamil Nadu which remains under its control – Rahul

Citing the example of Bihar, he expressed concern about Tamil Nadu and said, ‘BJP wants to do the same in Tamil Nadu. They want a government they can control and a CM who will do exactly what he says, which we will never let them do. No matter what dreams they have, they will never be able to control the people and government of Tamil Nadu.

Elections are going to be held in Tamil Nadu on 23 April

Elections are going to be held on 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu on Thursday (April 23, 2026). The Election Commission has decided to conduct Tamil Nadu elections in a single phase. After voting in the state, counting of votes and announcement of results will be done next month on May 4, 2026. The electoral contest in Tamil Nadu is believed to be between the DMK-led ruling alliance and the AIADMK-led NDA alliance, in which BJP and PMK are allies.

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Opinion Poll 2026: There is intense political activity regarding the assembly elections to be held in four states of India – West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Meanwhile, opinion polls of the four states have come out, in which it has become clear which party or alliance is getting the lead in these four states. Elections are going to be held in two phases on 294 assembly seats in West Bengal, where CM Mamata Banerjee’s ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) is contesting with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while in Assam, which has 126 assembly seats, the Congress party is in the fray against the ruling BJP.

CM Stalin’s party DMK is going to compete with the NDA alliance of BJP and AIADMK for 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, while the ruling left alliance LDF, UDF alliance with other parties including Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are in the electoral fray to win 140 assembly seats in Kerala.

Whose government is being formed in Bengal according to the opinion poll?

According to the latest opinion poll of Matriz, the contest in West Bengal politics has reached a very interesting mode even before the elections. The figures revealed in the opinion poll are shocking for all the political parties. According to Matriz’s survey, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) may get 140 to 160 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections with 43 percent votes. At the same time, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can win 130 to 150 seats with 41 percent votes, while other parties of the state can win 8 to 16 seats with 16 percent votes. The majority figure in West Bengal is 148. In such a situation, TMC definitely has a slight lead of 2 percent in the opinion poll, but this difference is so small that the electoral picture can change at any time.

Clean sweep for BJP in Assam in opinion poll

According to the survey conducted by Matrize and Chanakya, the BJP-led NDA alliance is in a strong position in the upcoming assembly elections in Assam and its chances of coming back to power or retaining power appear high.

According to the matrix, if we talk about vote share, BJP+ alliance can get 46 percent votes, Congress+ alliance can get 36 percent votes and others can get 18 percent votes. Talking about seats, BJP+ alliance is likely to get 92 to 102 seats, Congress+ alliance is likely to get 22 to 32 seats and others are likely to get 4 to 7 seats.

At the same time, according to Chanakya’s survey, in Assam, Bharatiya Janata Party alliance may get 83 to 90 seats, Congress+ alliance may get 30 to 36 seats and others may get 3 to 6 seats.

NDA’s star can shine in Tamil Nadu

According to the MATRIZE opinion poll shown on India TV, this time the star of AIADMK led NDA can shine in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. According to the opinion poll, MK Stalin’s party DMK may get 102 to 115 seats in the elections. Whereas the NDA alliance of BJP and AIADMK is likely to get 107 to 120 seats. At the same time, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) of actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay may get 5 to 12 seats and others are likely to get one to six seats.

Who will get power in the three-way contest in Kerala?

According to the MATRIZE opinion poll shown on India TV, the ruling Left alliance in Kerala is likely to get 62 to 68 seats, while the Congress-led UDF alliance is seen getting a lead in the elections with 67 to 73 seats. Whereas in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party can win 5 to 8 seats with 15 percent vote share and others are likely to win zero to three seats.

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Voting for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu will take place on April 23, 2026. This time, actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) has also entered the electoral fray to take on the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK in the state assembly elections. However, in two pre-poll surveys released before the assembly elections, the ruling DMK alliance is likely to win.

What was revealed in the survey?

According to the survey conducted by Lok Poll from March 1, 2026 to April 1, 2026, Chief Minister M.K. The Stalin-led alliance DMK is likely to win around 181 to 189 seats out of the total 234 seats in the state and is expected to get 40.1% vote share. Whereas the opposition AIADMK led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to win 38 to 42 seats in the state. Its estimated vote share is 29%.

At the same time, actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), which is contesting elections for the first time in the state, is also expected to get 8 to 10 seats and about 23.9% vote share. At the same time, the influence of NTK and other parties is likely to be limited, whose estimated vote share is 4.9% and 2.1% respectively.

Which party has more dominance among the public?

According to the survey, the most preferred face for the post of Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu is DMK chief MK Stalin, followed by TVK Chief Vijay and AIADMK’s Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s face.

The survey said that the main reason for the DMK alliance’s lead is its strong public welfare schemes, which include Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogoi, free bus travel and breakfast scheme. These schemes have had a special impact on women in rural and semi-urban areas. Also, the biggest advantage for DMK is that the opposition votes are being divided between NDA and TVK. At the same time, Vijay’s party TVK is getting good support especially from the youth, first time voters and people dissatisfied with the government. However, due to contesting the elections alone, this support will not translate into much seats.

Whereas according to the survey, Edappadi K. AIADMK led by Palaniswami is facing internal troubles. Divisions in the party, lack of key leaders and weak organizational condition, especially in Delta and southern districts, are affecting its performance.

What is the condition of which party in the poll tracker data?

According to the Poll Tracker survey, the DMK alliance is expected to come to power again, in which it can get 172 to 178 seats and about 42.7% vote share. At the same time, AIADMK is expected to get 46 to 52 seats, which is far behind. Whereas TVK can get 6 to 12 seats with around 19.2% vote share. Moreover, NTK is projected to get 0 to 2 seats and around 5.1% vote share.

The survey said that due to the alliance of AIADMK and BJP, minority votes have inclined towards the DMK alliance. Apart from this, many communities including Mudaliar, Naidu and Muslim community are widely seen in favor of the DMK alliance.

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