The Hindu reports: Congress Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore has claimed that their party walked out of the DMK alliance only after seeing through design of the DMK in joining hands with AIADMK. In a social media post, he said that “the two Dravidian parties who are life-time enemies have joined together over night... Their claim of forming a stable government is only a political language to protect their power,” he said.
Opinion | Seeking a new paradigm for Dravidian exceptionalism Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has explained to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay that the requisite majority support in the State Legislative Assembly, essential for forming the government, has not been established, the Lok Bhavan said. During the meeting, there was no exchange of any letter, an informed source told The Hindu, which added that the Governor has reiterated his stand seeking the TVK to show the support of 118 MLAs in the to-be-constituted 234-member Assembly.
Background
Watch | Vijay won, but why can’t he become Chief Minister yet? Stalin, the outgoing Chief Minister who had initially rejected the proposal to back the AIADMK, reportedly yielded to pressure from second-line party leaders and invited CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam, CPI State secretary M.
Key facts
- Congress Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore has claimed that their party walked out of the DMK alliance only after seeing through design of the DMK in joining hands with AIADMK.
- In a social media post, he said that “the two Dravidian parties who are life-time enemies have joined together over night...
- Their claim of forming a stable government is only a political language to protect their power,” he said.
- Opinion | Seeking a new paradigm for Dravidian exceptionalism Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has explained to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C.
- Joseph Vijay that the requisite majority support in the State Legislative Assembly, essential for forming the government, has not been established, the Lok Bhavan said.
What this means
Veerapandian, and VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan to his house for discussions. The DMK would not join the government, but the allies are free to take a decision on joining the government, he reportedly told them.
For the first time since 1952, Tamil Nadu has delivered a fractured mandate in an Assembly election. The man behind this turn of events is cinema superstar Vijay, who not only entered politics but also stunned the two Dravidian rivals, the DMK and AIADMK. But Vijay's TVK managed only 108 seats on its own, short of the majority mark of 118.
Originally reported by The Hindu. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
