At a time when actor-politician Vijay and his Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) is fighting hard to come out of the damages caused after the deadly Karur stampede, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has dropped yet another shocker for Vijay’s fans and TVK followers. The ECI on Friday informed the Madras High Court that the TVK is only a registered party and not a recognised party.

ECI’s counsel Niranjan Rajagopal made the submission before the first bench comprising Chief Justice M.M. Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan during the hearing of a PIL filed by C. Selvakumar, seeking de-recognition of TVK. The petition, which was filed before the Madurai Bench, was transferred and listed before the first bench as the first respondent in the case was the ECI.

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