Chennai, March 27 -- TVK chief and actor Vijay on Friday alleged that he was denied permission to conduct an election rally in Perambur Assembly Constituency on the grounds of sudden repair works, which he claimed were started after the party had sought permission for the campaign.

Vijay termed these actions a "fascist attack" on democracy, attacking the Greater Chennai Corporation for allegedly "digging a trench at that location and erecting iron barricades".

He added that the police denied permission, stating that 3,000 people could not gather 3,000 people, targeting the DMK government for using officials against TVK.

"Two days prior to the event (26/03/26), permission was sought on behalf of the TVK to conduct an election campaign a...