NTK, TVK also reject AIADMK's invitation
AIADMK
general secretary
Edappadi K Palaniswami
to join his alliance against the ruling
DMK
, days after Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Left parties turned down a similar proposal.
Speaking to reporters in Villupuram, NTK chief Seeman rejected EPS' call for all anti-DMK parties to join hands, branding both DMK and AIADMK corrupt entities. "One corrupt party cannot be used to uproot another corrupt party. Fire cannot be doused with another fire; water is needed to put out the fire. We are the water that will douse corruption. We are working with the agenda of defeating both parties," Seeman said.
TVK too turned down the proposal. TVK had posted a message on the party's official handle on Tuesday stating that party founder Vijay will be the 'people's favourite' chief ministerial candidate in the 2026 assembly election. "TVK will bring the much-needed change Tamil Nadu yearns for. We will create history by delivering a landslide victory in 2026 with Thalapathy Vijay as our CM candidate," the post read. TVK's propaganda and policy secretary K G Arunraj too echoed the statement that Vijay would be their chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 polls.
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The response from TVK came after EPS said in an interview that his invitation for electoral alliance with all parties opposing DMK applies to TVK as well.
Incidentally Vijay and EPS hold different views on power sharing. While Vijay had favoured the idea of power sharing, EPS was firmly opposed to coalition govt.
NTK and TVK turning down the appeal of EPS comes close on the heels of VCK and Left parties rejecting a similar request from the AIADMK general secretary.
EPS had alleged DMK was humiliating its allies and questioned the Left parties as well as VCK for continuing in DMK front. VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said the remark was a ploy to create confusion in DMK alliance. CPM and CPI leaders too hit out at EPS for making such an offer after having allied with BJP.
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