Early career and Puducherry politics Anand began his political career with the
Puducherry Munnetra Congress (PMC). He was elected to the
Puducherry Legislative Assembly from the
Bussy constituency in the
2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election, defeating
DMK's Annibal Kennedy. The constituency was subsequently abolished after delimitation. He later contested from the
Oupalam constituency in the
2011 and
2016 elections, first as an
independent and then under the
All India N.R. Congress (AINRC), but was unsuccessful on both occasions.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam On 2 February 2024, when actor
Vijay launched the
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Anand was appointed as the party's inaugural General Secretary, a position he continues to hold. In this capacity, he has been a prominent spokesperson for the party, and ahead of the 2026 elections publicly declared that TVK's leader would assume office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election In the
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Anand contested from the
Thiyagarayanagar assembly constituency in
Chennai, a constituency historically alternating between the DMK and the AIADMK. He defeated DMK's Raja Anbazhagan to win the seat, securing 51,632 votes. ==Electoral history==