Congress Backs Vijay's TVK, But With One Rider: 'Keep Communal Forces Out Of Alliance
Congress Backs Vijay's TVK, But With One Rider: 'Keep Communal Forces Out Of Alliance’
M.U.H
06/05/202624
The Tamil Nadu unit of Congress has extended its support to Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the government, but on one condition: keep “communal forces" that do not believe in the Constitution of India out of the alliance. The Congress did not name any rival party in its statement, but the red line for TVK was widely seen as a clear reference to the BJP.
“Our support shall be conditional upon the TVK keeping out from this alliance any
communal forces that do not believe in the Constitution of India," Congress Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar stated in the release.
Chodankar also said that this alliance is not only for the formation of this government, but also for future elections to the local body organisations, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
The Congress, which has five MLAs in Tamil Nadu, has extended support to the TVK, taking the tally to 113. But this new alliance is still five seats short of the majority mark.
Vijay has reached out to the CPI, CPI(M) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), which got two seats each. However, these parties have not taken any decision yet.
After the poll results, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke with Vijay and congratulated him on getting the mandate.
“This mandate reflects the rising voice of youth which cannot, and will not, be ignored," Gandhi wrote in a post on X.
