{
  "id": 13113565,
  "title": "TVK wins bypolls: CM Vijay hails victory against 'defamatory remarks on women'; Stalin slams ‘temporary win for betrayal’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/tvk-wins-bypolls-cm-vijay-hails-victory-against-defamatory-remarks-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:21:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tvk-wins-bypolls-cm-vijay-hails-victory-against-defamatory-remarks-on-women-stalin-slams-temporary-win-for-betrayal-dharapuram-madurantakam-101791548022758.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, has secured a win in the Dharapuram Assembly bypoll and is currently ahead in Madurantakam after 21 out of 27 rounds of counting. TVK candidate P Sathyabama emerged victorious in Dharapuram SC Assembly constituency, garnering 66,841 votes against DMK's Suganya, who received 57,370 votes. DMK President M K Stalin criticized the bypolls, deeming them a \"betrayal\" and a \"temporary victory for the opposition\". Stalin alleged that TVK's winning was facilitated by government support, financial resources, and the police force, and that the Chief Minister relied on his film persona rather than political acumen. Stalin also accused TVK of violating election rules by announcing welfare schemes post-election schedule announcement. He claimed that the ruling party had spent heavily on the campaign, distributed money and prizes, and spread misinformation. Stalin dismissed TVK's performance as temporary, stating that the results reflected an \"interim victory for betrayal\" and that Vijay's image was beginning to unravel.",
  "summary": "CM Vijay targeted the DMK, saying the bypoll victory was a vote against “defamatory speech aimed at women”.",
  "key_points": [
    "TVK wins Dharapuram and Madurantakam bypolls",
    "Stalin calls TVK's victory a temporary betrayal win",
    "Stalin accuses TVK of violating election rules"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay hails TVK’s bypoll wins as victory for people, political decorum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-hails-tvks-bypoll-wins-as-victory-for-people",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:44:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}