AMMK, AIADMK set aside differences to oust DMK: TTV

Time of India

6 days ago

Trichy: AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran said in Trichy on Wednesday that their common goal of ousting the
DMK
remains, despite differences of opinion with
AIADMK
. He said at a press conference that his party had been a member of
NDA
before AIADMK rejoined.
Asked if AMMK feels its existence is under threat after AIADMK joined NDA, Dhinakaran said it is the DMK that feels threatened by the NDA. "Our goal is to oust DMK from power. Amma's party (AIADMK) has joined with the same ambition. We may have had our differences with the party's leadership. But, we have set them aside for the common goal," he said.
Asked about AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami's comment that 'alliance is about AIADMK and BJP, while Dhinakaran is claiming to be a member,' he said AMMK and O Panneerselvam were part of NDA when the alliance faced the general elections, while AIADMK contested separately.
"It is wrong to say that the Union govt did not provide grants to the state govt for not adopting the three-language formula," he said in response to OPS's criticism of the Centre in this regard. "People should be allowed to learn a third language if they prefer. We will oppose if the Union govt mandates Hindi as the third language," he said.
On EPS's response that 'time will answer' the question of reinducting
TTV Dhinakaran
in AIADMK, TTV said , "Time will not answer. I will answer myself in December when the alliance takes shape." He also objected to renaming Kallar hostels as social justice hostels, saying, "Changing names does not mean anything. Our minds should change."