{"id":31589,"date":"2026-10-02T15:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31589"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:10:40","slug":"watch-tamil-nadu-cm-vijays-chai-pe-charcha-during-bypoll-campaign-trail-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31589","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay\u2019s \u2018chai pe charcha\u2019 during bypoll campaign trail | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"undefined as_alider \">\n<div class=\"slick-slider slick-initialized\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"slick-list\">\n<div class=\"slick-track\" style=\"width:500%;left:-100%\">\n<div data-index=\"-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:20%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134639687,imgsize-6995043,width-400,resizemode-4\/134639687.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay\u2019s \u2018chai pe charcha\u2019 during bypoll campaign trail\" title=\"Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam.\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam.\">Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"0\" class=\"slick-slide slick-active slick-current\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"outline:none;width:20%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img 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class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134639687,imgsize-6995043,width-400,resizemode-4\/134639687.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay\u2019s \u2018chai pe charcha\u2019 during bypoll campaign trail\" title=\"Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam.\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam.\">Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder C Joseph Vijay stopped at a tea shop during his roadshow in Madurantakam on Friday, interacted with people and had tea with them, as he campaigned for his party\u2019s candidate ahead of the October 6 bypoll.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>A video shared by news agency PTI showed Vijay stepping out of his campaign vehicle and stopping at the tea shop. He was seen interacting with people gathered there and having tea with them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The chief minister was in Madurantakam to seek votes for TVK nominee Maragatham Kumaravel, who is contesting the bypoll to the Assembly constituency. Vijay\u2019s campaign also saw him drive a tractor through agricultural fields during his visit to a village near the town.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Vijay drives tractor during campaign<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Vijay\u2019s motorcade came to a halt near a village when he spotted a farmer operating a tractor by the roadside. The chief minister, dressed in a white shirt and dhoti, got down from his campaign vehicle and walked towards the fields to speak to the farmer, who welcomed him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Vijay then took the driver\u2019s seat and drove the tractor across the slushy fields for a few minutes. He later brought it out onto the main road, where people waiting nearby greeted him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Vijay is known for driving vehicles at official events. His decision to drive a tractor came amid his campaign for the October 6 bypolls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Vijay covers over 30 villages in roadshow<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The TVK chief held a roadshow across Madurantakam, covering more than 30 villages and a cluster of neighbourhoods in the Assembly constituency, around 100 km from Chennai.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>People gathered outside their homes and along roads in villages and semi-urban neighbourhoods to catch a glimpse of Vijay. <!-- -->He waved at them, greeted them with folded hands and sought votes for the party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>TVK workers also organised cultural programmes and dance performances at town squares for people waiting to see the chief minister.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Bypolls in Madurantakam, Dharapuram on October 6<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram were necessitated after legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama resigned from their Assembly seats and quit the AIADMK. Both subsequently joined the ruling TVK and have been renominated from their respective constituencies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Opposition parties have accused the ruling party of horse-trading, making it a key issue in the bypoll campaign.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Polling for both constituencies will be held on October 6.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/watch-tamil-nadu-cm-vijays-chai-pe-charcha-during-bypoll-campaign-trail\/articleshow\/134639419.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam. Vijay&#8217;s &#8216;chai pe charcha&#8217; Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam. 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