Burdwan, Oct. 1 -- The controversy over actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay's party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) opening an office in Bengal's Burdwan deepened on Thursday, with the Bengal unit chief hitting back at the central leadership's denial.
The dispute began after an office was inaugurated at Fagupur in Bardhaman, where Chaitali Roy claimed to be the TVK coordinator in Bengal. A webpage titled 'TVK West Bengal' was also launched to mobilise supporters across the state.
However, a party spokesperson, Sankavi Dyannah Tuhinsamuel, had on Wednesday distanced the party from the Burdwan unit, stating that TVK had not officially opened any branch in West Bengal and that any such initiative by local supporters had no direct affilia...