CHENNAI: Actor Vijay’s political outfit, ‘Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam,’ has moved one step closer to formal registration. As per the Election Commission’s guidelines, the party published public notices in Tamil and English newspapers on Sunday, inviting people to express objections if any regarding the party’s registration.
According to party sources, over 80 lakh individuals have voluntarily signed up as members even before the party’s official launch. They express optimism that the party will swiftly achieve its targeted two-crore membership goal, well in advance of the formal launch.
A district-level functionary of Thalapathy Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, the actor’s fan club, said, “Earlier, district presidents and senior functionaries were requested to submit affidavits to express their acknowledgement of the party’s launch. We were informed that Vijay would serve as party president and Bussy N Anand as general secretary. It is through these public notices that we have learned that Venkatraman, Rajasekar and Thahira have been appointed treasurer, headquarters secretary and joint propaganda secretary of the party respectively.” Venkatraman has been serving as a personal assistant of Vijay for several years
Several other district functionaries also echoed the same view. Some of them said Cuddalore North district president Raja Sekar was given the headquarters secretary post as a representative of the Dalit community, while Thahira of Vellore district was appointed as joint propaganda secretary as representative of the religious minority community.
Vijay initiated the registration process for ‘Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’ with the Election Commission of India on February 2. Subsequently, the outfit unveiled a mobile application to facilitate membership enrolment, setting an ambitious target of recruiting two crore members.
Objections, along with reasons, can be submitted to secretary of the political party at the Election Commission of India in New Delhi within 30 days of the notice’s publication.