Tamil Nadu poll results: Security beefed up at TVK leader Vijay’s residence

A Selvaraj / TNN / May 04, 2026, 20:01 IST

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Tamil Nadu poll results: Security beefed up at TVK leader Vijay’s residence

Entry of the public and party workers into Kapaleeshwarar Nagar, where the residence is located, was restricted.

CHENNAI: Hours after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam established a clear lead in the assembly election on Monday, police strengthened security around the residence of TVK leader Vijay in Neelankarai. They restricted access to the locality and deployed additional forces along key stretches of the East Coast Road.Entry of the public and party workers into Kapaleeshwarar Nagar, where the residence is located, has been restricted.

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Barricades were placed to regulate vehicular movement towards the area. Police personnel were deployed at intervals of 100 metres along the East Coast Road from Lattice Bridge Road in Adyar to Neelankarai.

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A team of the Central Armed Police Force was also stationed at the residence.Deputy commissioner of police Karthikeyan, Adyar district, inspected the security arrangements and reviewed deployment on the ground.Police said the measures were taken as part of preventive security arrangements to maintain law and order.

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About the AuthorA Selvaraj

Selvaraj Arunachalam, widely known as Crime Selvaraj, is a veteran journalist with over 31 years of experience in crime reporting across leading Tamil and English newspapers. He has covered historic events, including the deaths of former Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi, the IPL betting scam, and the Kanchi Seer Sankararaman murder case. A familiar face in the digital space, he has given more than 500 interviews across 30 YouTube channels, with millions of views on social media. He has also featured in international documentaries on Netflix and Bloomberg, speaking on high-profile cases such as idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor and conman Sukesh Chandrasekar. Beyond journalism, he has acted in three films including the Tamil movie DNA, trained over 200 budding journalists, directed short films, and authored the English crime-poetry collection Chilled Love. His contributions have earned him the TOI Scribe Award and the Humanitarian Award from former Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.

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