EC clears whistle symbol for Vijay’s TVK

The Election Commission has allotted the whistle symbol to actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, prompting party workers to begin campaigns across Tamil Nadu. Party leaders said the symbol reflects public expectations ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, which will be TVK’s first electoral test

Chennai: The EC has allotted ‘whistle’ as the symbol for actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, and enthusiastic party workers have launched efforts to popularise it across the state, senior leader CTR Nirmal Kumar said on Thursday.

The whistle symbol was the ‘priority’ choice preferred by Vijay from a list of 10 symbols proposed, Kumar, joint general secretary of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, said.

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Incidentally, one of actor Vijay’s hit songs is “whistle podu” (play the whistle) from his 2024 film GOAT, which had some references to his then planned political foray.

He had also acted in a film titled ‘Bigil’, which also means whistle.

“The overall expectation and desire of the people of Tamil Nadu is that our leader should become the Chief Minister. As a first step, this symbol has been given,” Kumar told reporters here.

Two years after the launch of the party, the 2026 Assembly polls will be the first electoral battle of the 50-year-old Vijay-helmed TVK, Kumar said, expressing confidence that the party would secure a massive win and Vijay would become the CM.

Meanwhile, senior Congress functionary Praveen Chakravarty, whose reported meeting with Vijay earlier had set off a buzz in political circles, said the 2026 “election whistle” has been blown in the state.

“The TN 2026 election ‘whistle’ is blown. All parties are now Ready Set Go,” Chakravarty, Chairman, Professionals’ Congress and Data Analytics, said.