Months after differences over electoral strategy surfaced, former BJP state chief K. Annamalai has launched a new political outfit and pledged to build a people-centric alternative in Tamil Nadu.
The induction of former ministers, ex-MLAs and party functionaries is being projected by TVK as a sign of its growing organisational reach across Tamil Nadu.
Ever since three rebel AIADMK legislators resigned and defected to Chief Minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the principal Opposition DMK and the AIADMK, along with others, have attacked the ruling party, accusing it of blatant horse trading to shore up its majority in the Assembly.
During the trust vote held on May 13 for the Vijay government, 25 of the 47 AIADMK legislators, led by former ministers C. Ve. Shanmugam, S.P. Velumani and C. Vijayabhaskar, voted in favour of the government, triggering a split in the party.
There is a popular phrase, “so close, yet so far.” In fact, the current situation of the AIADMK breakaway faction reminds one of another adage: “all dressed up and nowhere to go.”
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of actor-turned nets Vijay on Monday dismissed as mere rumour and unfounded speculation of an alliance with the opposition AIADMK and asserted that the party is the prime political force to dethrone the DMK from power in the coming assembly poll.
Responding to the AIADMK leader's allegation that the DMK government is not allocating enough for capital expenditure, Stalin accused him of being a 'habitual liar'.
While all other linguistically reorganised states celebrate November 1 as their foundation day, Tamil Nadu is deeply divided on this with the ruling DMK holding it on July 18, when the state was officially rechristened as Tamil Nadu.
Wielding the axe, EPS in a statement announced the suspension of Dalawai Sundaram from the party for participating in an event organised by the RSS and thereby bringing disrepute to the party.
This drew opposition ire with the AIADMK and the BJP targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin for mismanagement.
