In a submission before the Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay sought rejection of an election petition filed by DMK candidate S. Inigo Irudayaraj challenging his election victory in the Tiruchy-East Assembly constituency. The application, filed before Justice V. Lakshminarayanan, argued that the petitioner failed to demonstrate how the alleged use of children in the election campaign could be grounds for nullifying the election.

Vijay's application stated that even if the allegations were considered correct, the election petitioner had not pleaded the material facts required to declare an election void under Section 100 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. It also asserted that violations of the Model Code of Conduct, including the alleged breach of an Election Commission directive dated February 5, 2024, do not by themselves constitute an independent statutory ground for setting aside an election result. The court has not yet issued a final order on the application.