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Chennai: The Election Commission of India on Friday told the Madras High Court that actor Vijay's TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) is not a recognised political party.

Madras High Court Hearing on Karur Stampede and TVK

On a recent date, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by C. Selvakumar came up for hearing before the Madras High Court's First Bench, comprising Chief Justice M. M. Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan.

This petition sought, among other things, the derecognition of actor Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

Background

The prayer for TVK's derecognition was a direct result of the September 27 Karur stampede at a TVK rally, which was attended by Vijay and tragically resulted in 41 fa

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