India
Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Whistles fly off the shelf this poll season in Chennai
Brief
Manufacturers and retailers are reporting a sharp increase in the sale of whistle, the symbol allotted by the Election Commission of India to actor C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the 2026 Assembly election
Think of whistle and you would perhaps associate it with the humble khakhi-clad bus conductor or your school’s PT teacher blowing it to get your attention. Then, Chennai Super Kings got the cricket fans to ‘whistle-podu’. Now, whistle is the hot seller among election paraphernalia.
Manufacturers and retailers are reporting a sharp increase in the sale of whistle, the symbol allotted by the Election Commission of India to actor C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the 2026 election.
