Goa, Aug. 27 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Public Works Minister Aadhav Arjuna of the TVK party have filed applications in the Madras High Court requesting the dismissal of election petitions brought against them by DMK candidates. The challenges follow the May 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, where both leaders secured victories in their respective constituencies.

Chief Minister Vijay faced an election petition from DMK's S. Inigo Irudayaraj regarding his victory in the Tiruchi East Assembly constituency. Irudayaraj accused Vijay of using children during his campaign, emotionally influencing impressionable minds to gain family votes, along with making improper religious appeals and exceeding election expenditure li...