Actor-politician Vijay Tuesday said that he will always stand with the people of Puducherry and his party will make strides in the union territory’s politics.

“I will always stand with the people of Puducherry, and in the coming Assembly elections, the flag of our party will surely fly here,” he declared as he addressed his first major public rally in Puducherry.

Stressing emotional unity over political boundaries, he said Tamil Nadu and Puducherry may be separate states on paper, but “we are all one family”.

The rally was held under tight security in the aftermath of the Karur tragedy that claimed 41 lives.

The meeting took place at the Uppalam Harbour Complex, where only 5,000 people were allowed entry after rigorous scanning and verification. Police deployment began in the early hou

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