Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 | Discrepancies surface in Vijay's affidavits filed at Perambur, Trichy East

The affidavit prepared for the Perambur Assembly constituency explicitly claims that Vijay has no pending criminal cases against him.

Discrepancies have emerged in two separate election affidavits submitted by actor and TVK founder Vijay, regarding his pending criminal cases and designated election bank accounts.

The contrasting documents, prepared for the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies, can potentially invite legal and political scrutiny ahead of the assembly elections.

The affidavit prepared for the Perambur Assembly constituency, which was notarised in Chennai on March 30, explicitly claims that the political leader has no pending criminal cases against him. Conversely, a subsequent affidavit drafted for the Tiruchirappalli East constituency, notarised three days later in Tiruchirapalli, declares two pending First Information Reports (FIRs).

According to the Tiruchirapalli document, the disclosed cases include an FIR registered at the Koodakovil Police Station in Madurai district, and another at the Peravallur Police Station in Chennai. The latter involves allegations of public nuisance and injuries caused by bouncers during a recent campaign event.

In addition to the criminal record discrepancy, the financial declarations related to election expenditure also differ.

The Perambur document lists a single bank account opened for election expenses at the Indian Overseas Bank, Saligramam branch, containing a deposit of Rs 1 lakh. The Trichy affidavit, however, lists two separate accounts, maintaining the Saligramam account for Perambur and adding another account at the Indian Overseas Bank Tiruchirappalli Main branch with a balance of Rs 90,000.

Legal experts suggest that the suppression or misrepresentation of facts in a sworn election affidavit is a serious violation under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Under Section 125A of the Act, failing to furnish information, concealing details, or providing false information can attract a penalty of imprisonment for up to six months, a fine, or both. In this case, rival candidates could raise immediate objections based on the concealment of the FIRs in the Perambur document, add experts.

There was no immediate response from TVK over the matter.

(With PTI inputs)