The Union minister is the third senior BJP leader, after Union Minister L Murugan and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, to wade into the controversy.
Even after the TVK reiterated that it would have not had any truck with parties aligned with the BJP, the AIADMK hasn’t given up its hope.
This comes in response to a veiled criticism and taunts of Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin and Deputy CM Udhayanidhi on the TVK at the just-concluded ‘Arivu Thiruvizha’ (Knowledge Festival) that marked mark the platinum jubilee of the DMK.
Significantly, this is Vijay’s first public appearance after the September 27 Karur killer stampede at the actor’s rally that claimed 41 lives, forcing the party to turn into silent mode till now.
Later, talking to reporters Pandian questioned the rationale behind the AIADMK under Edappadi K Palaniswami returning to the NDA fold and charged the AIADMK leadership with mortgaging the party with the BJP and playing second fiddle to the saffron parivaar.
Debunking AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami as a betrayer, axed dissident leader KA Sengottaiyan on Saturday said he would challenge in the court his expulsion, which was agonising for him.
Ruling out the possibility of the AMMK’s return to the NDA, he reiterated that, so long as EPS is the Chief Ministerial candidate of the NDA, the question does not arise.
PMK founder leader S Ramadoss described the coalition as 'an alliance for people's welfare, a mega-coalition and a victorious alliance.'
