Tamil Nadu: During the assembly elections, the popularity of actor-turned-politician Vijay Kumar and his attire were clearly visible at polling stations. Many of his supporters and party workers arrived at polling booths wearing white shirts and khaki pants like Vijay Kumar, setting a new political trend across the state.
Since the beginning of his political career, Vijay has adopted the white shirt and khaki pants as his signature attire. This attire has now become a symbol among Thaveka workers. Consequently, a large number of his supporters arrived to cast their votes on polling day in various districts across Tamil Nadu, including Chennai.
In many places, young people also adopted this style and were seen at polling stations in white shirts and khaki pants. This created a different atmosphere at polling stations and became a topic of discussion among the people. Many saw this as a new political style and identity.
This trend was also seen among women and young women. Many women voted wearing khaki leggings and dupattas paired with white blouses, demonstrating Vijay’s widespread influence among his supporters.
Meanwhile, senior BJP leader K. Annamalai also arrived at the Koundampalayam polling booth in Coimbatore to cast his vote in a similar attire. His style also attracted attention. Responding to this, he said that Jaganmohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh and the Thaveka leader Vijay in Tamil Nadu adopt similar attire, which has become a part of their political identity.
Political analysts believe that such popularity of a leader’s attire among the public reflects a different kind of political branding. This dress code adopted by Vijay’s supporters is now emerging as a cultural and political symbol.
This scene was not only a center of attraction at polling stations on election day, but also generated widespread discussion on social media. Many interpreted it as a sign of youth politics and the changing political trends of the new generation.
Thus, the influence of political identity and symbols was clearly visible along with voting in the Tamil Nadu elections, in which Vijay’s white shirt and khaki pants emerged as a major attraction.
