DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) interacted with the residents of Kilvaithinankuppam (K.V. Kuppam), a reserved (SC) Assembly constituency near Katpadi in Vellore district, as part of an early morning outreach campaign ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. He engaged directly with the voters and sought their support for the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA).

Mr. Stalin set out on a morning walk in the K.V. Kuppam town area, where he stopped at a small tea shop, interacted with locals, and canvassed votes in favour of the DMK and its allies. He spent about an hour in the town, starting at around 8.30 a.m.