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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
NTK, TVK also reject AIADMK's invitation
Chennai: Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) have rejected an invitation extended by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to join his alliance against the ruling DMK , days after Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Left parties turned down a similar proposal. Speaking to reporters in Villupuram, NTK chief Seeman rejected EPS' call for all anti-DMK parties to join hands, branding both DMK and AIADMK corrupt entities. "One corrupt party cannot be used to uproot another corrupt party. Fire cannot be doused with another fire; water is needed to put out the fire. We are the water that will douse corruption. We are working with the agenda of defeating both parties," Seeman said. TVK too turned down the proposal. TVK had posted a message on the party's official handle on Tuesday stating that party founder Vijay will be the 'people's favourite' chief ministerial candidate in the 2026 assembly election. "TVK will bring the much-needed change Tamil Nadu yearns for. We will create history by delivering a landslide victory in 2026 with Thalapathy Vijay as our CM candidate," the post read. TVK's propaganda and policy secretary K G Arunraj too echoed the statement that Vijay would be their chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 polls. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Gold Is Surging in 2025 — Smart Traders Are Already In IC Markets Learn More Undo You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai The response from TVK came after EPS said in an interview that his invitation for electoral alliance with all parties opposing DMK applies to TVK as well. Incidentally Vijay and EPS hold different views on power sharing. While Vijay had favoured the idea of power sharing, EPS was firmly opposed to coalition govt. NTK and TVK turning down the appeal of EPS comes close on the heels of VCK and Left parties rejecting a similar request from the AIADMK general secretary. EPS had alleged DMK was humiliating its allies and questioned the Left parties as well as VCK for continuing in DMK front. VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said the remark was a ploy to create confusion in DMK alliance. CPM and CPI leaders too hit out at EPS for making such an offer after having allied with BJP.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
TVK demands speedy probe into minor girl's rape in Tiruvallur
CHENNAI: Following the recent case of alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl by an unidentified man in Tiruvallur, over 250 cadres of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) took out a rally to the Arambakkam police station in Gummidipoondi on Sunday and demanded a speedy investigation and strict punishment to the accused. On Friday, three special police teams headed by a DSP, were formed under the supervision of the Tiruvallur SP to arrest the suspect who allegedly abducted and raped the girl near Gummidipoondi on July 12. The Class 4 student, who lives with her grandparents, was walking home from school when she was taken to a mango grove and assaulted. She later escaped and informed her grandmother. A case under the Pocso Act has been registered. It has been more than a week and the suspect is yet to be identified.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
How did actor Vijay register a win in the TVK flag dispute case?
The story so far: Actor C. Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has been facing multiple civil cases since it launched its party flag. While a representative of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) approached the City Civil Court in Chennai, objecting to the depiction of two trumpeting elephants in TVK's flag, a trust titled Thondai Mandala Saandror Dharma Paribalana Sabai filed a civil suit in the Madras High Court alleging a 'deceptively' similar colour scheme having been used in the flag. The first Assistant City Civil Court in Chennai on July 11, 2025 dismissed an application filed on behalf of BSP to grant an interim injunction restraining Mr. Vijay from using the two elephants in his party flag. The court also refused to grant the liberty to file a fresh application for an interim injunction against TVK's flag. What is the BSP's case all about? It was Periyaranban alias R. Elangovan, the Tamil Nadu general secretary of BSP, who had filed an original suit in the city civil court against TVK president Mr. Vijay and general secretary Bussy Anand alias N. Anand early this year. According to the plaintiff, BSP was a national party which had been allotted an 'elephant' as its reserved election symbol across the country, but for Assam, by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Further, the BSP's flag too had a picture of an elephant. In such circumstances, the party was shocked to find two elephants in TVK's flag introduced on August 22, 2024. Though a complaint was lodged in this regard with the ECI, the latter replied that it could not interfere with the disputes related to party flags. Hence, the plaintiff had chosen to file the suit along with the application for interim injunction. The applicant claimed that the voters generally identify the symbol of elephant with the BSP and that they were bound to get confused if TVK also uses the pictures of elephants in its flag. 'The BSP will be the ultimate sufferer. The loyal voter base of the BSP will be sabotaged due to a visually-similar symbol in the eyes of the public. The confusion over symbols has far reaching ramifications affecting the fundamental principles of democratic polity. Permitting the newly-formed TVK to use the symbol of elephant in TVK party flag would amount to diluting BSP's identity and confusing the electorate,' the application read. How did TVK respond to it? TVK's general secretary Mr. Anand filed a detailed counter affidavit to the interim injunction petition through his counsel K. Gowtham Kumar and the counter was adopted by Mr. Vijay. Categorically denying all assertions made by the applicant as untenable, the TVK office-bearers contended their flag had been meticulously designed to reflect the party's core values, ideological foundation and its vision for the future of Tamil Nadu. Unlike a single white colour standing elephant on the blue colour flag of BSP, TVK's flag had two trumpeting battle elephants flanking a Vaagai flower (Albizia lebbeck). The depiction of the two pachyderms had been inspired by the majestic twin war elephants of historic Tamil armies. 'Elephants have long symbolised immense strength, discipline and strategic powers. These figures evoke the commanding presence of Kumki elephants, representing leadership capable of channelling even the fiercest energies towards constructive and victorious outcomes. Remarkably, records from the Chola era state that their armies fielded over 60,000 elephants. Renowned Scholar Thomas R. Trautmann, in his historical study 'Elephants and Kings,' notes that the development of war elephants was a characteristic feature of the South Indian military tradition. Classical Tamil literature also celebrates these noble creatures using poetic expressions such as Muransevi Yaanai (elephants with fanlike ears) underscoring their grandeur, distinctiveness and revered place in the Tamil culture,' the two top office-bearers of TVK said. They said, the two elephants in the TVK flag had no relation to BSP's election symbol and denied the assertion of any kind of confusion being caused among the electorate. What clinched the case? When the interim injunction application was listed for hearing before the city civil court on July 11, 2025, the applicant's counsel made an endorsement to withdraw the application by stating that a new cause of action had arisen because of another party too using the elephant symbol in its flag. He said that former BSP State president K. Armstrong's wife Porkodi Armstrong had started a political party named Tamil Maanila Bahujan Samaj Party (TMBSP) and that its flag too had an elephant similar to the one found in BSP's flag. Therefore, he sought to withdraw the present interim injunction application and sought the leave of the court to file a fresh application against both TVK as well as TMBSP. Senior counsel Vijay Narayan, representing Mr. Vijay, objected to the plea for grant of liberty to file a fresh interim injunction application against TVK. He said, courts could grant liberty only to file a fresh suit under Order 23 Rule 1(3) of Civil Procedure Code and that no such liberty could be granted for filing fresh applications. Pursuant to the arguments advanced by the senior counsel, the applicant's counsel made an endorsement that he would not pursue the present application for interim injunction. 'On the basis of the endorsement made by the learned petitioner's counsel, this petition is dismissed as not pressed against the respondents. Further, TVK and TMBSP are separate parties and founders of each of the parties also separate persons. If the petitioner would like to take legal action against the TMBSP founders, he could very well file a separate suit as against them. The request by the petitioner's counsel regarding liberty to file fresh application as against these respondents (Mr. Vijay and Mr. Anand), along with others, is not sustainable and rejected because the main suit is pending for the same cause of action,' the civil court judge P. Chandrasekar concluded.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Trust moves Madras HC against party flag of TVK
CHENNAI: A charitable trust has moved the Madras HC against actor Vijay and his party TVK alleging trademark and copyright violation for using the flag which is 'identical and deceptively similar' to its registered flag and logo. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, before whom the civil suit by Thondai Mondala Sandror Dharma Paribalana Sabai came up for hearing, issued notice to Vijay and TVK directing to file a counter-affidavit in two weeks. When the judge questioned whether the Trade Marks Act would be applicable for a political party's flag, the petitioner's counsel Ramesh Ganapathy submitted the Act would apply not only for goods and commercial service but also to the service of the trusts. The trust sought the court to issue an injunction restraining Vijay and his party from using the flag. The judge said, 'The larger question of whether the issue falls under the Trade Marks Act has to be examined.' The plaintiff-trust submitted it has been using the trademark flag and logo since 2023 for providing social services. The trust alleged TVK has adopted the colour combination of red and yellow, specifically with three stripes with red on top and bottom and yellow in the middle and the circle design in the middle of the flag, to ride over the hard-earned goodwill and reputation of the trust.
Hans India
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hans India
Madras HC issues notice to actor-turned-politician Vijay, TVK over flag design copyright suit
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notice to Tamil actor Vijay and his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), in a civil suit alleging trademark and copyright infringement related to the party's flag design. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy passed the order on a plea filed by G.B. Pachaiyappan and the trust he represents —Thondai Mandala Saandror Dharma Paribalana Sabai. The matter is slated for the next hearing on July 29. According to the plaintiffs, the TVK flag, unveiled in August 2024, closely resembles their registered trademark, which features a red-yellow-red tricolour background with a central circular motif. Trademark records indicate that Pachaiyappan applied for registration of the mark on November 28, 2023, under Class 45, which pertains to 'personal and social services rendered by others to meet individual needs". The application, filed through his counsel Newton Reginald, includes the device mark bearing the text 'Thondai Mandala Saandror Dharma Paribalana Sabai' along with the Tamil tagline 'VAAZHGA TAMIL – VALARGA THALAIMURAI,' translated as 'Long Live Tamil – Grow Up Generation". The plaintiffs claim they have been using this flag since 2023 in connection with the trust's social and personal service activities, including the publication of a Tamil magazine titled Saandror Kural and the operation of a YouTube channel under the same name. They further assert that the central circular design qualifies as an original artistic work eligible for copyright protection. The trademark was officially registered under Class 45 on June 1, 2024. In their suit, the plaintiffs allege that TVK's use of a similar flag was a deliberate act done in bad faith and amounts to both trademark and copyright infringement. They argue that the resemblance is likely to cause confusion among the public and unfairly exploit the goodwill and reputation the trust has built around its identity. The plaintiffs are seeking several forms of relief through the court. They have requested a permanent injunction to restrain actor Vijay and TVK from using the allegedly infringing flag design. They are also demanding Rs 5 lakh in damages for infringement and passing off. Additionally, they seek a court order directing the defendants to disclose any profits made through the use of the disputed flag. The plaintiffs further request the destruction of all infringing materials, including flags, printed matter, and advertisements. They are also seeking recovery of court costs incurred during the litigation. Citing urgency and the risk of irreparable harm, the plaintiffs have also requested exemption from mandatory pre-suit mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act.
