India, Sept. 25 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay kickstarted the campaign for the October 6 Maduranthakam bypolls on Friday.

As the TVK chief left his residence for the campaign, he stopped to garland the statue of AIADMK icon and former CM MG Ramachandran, affectionately called MGR.

The TVK had earlier said that he will begin the campaign near the Athur toll plaza in Chengalpattu.

Regulations are in place for those attending Vijay's campaign in Maduranthakam. TVK has said that entry to the campaign has been restricted to 5,000 people, with QR-code passes issued in accordance with police guidelines, according to news agency PTI.

As a safety measure, the party has also not issued passes to pregnant women, children, school students, s...