CHENNAI: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday indicated that the party would decide whether to continue in the DMK alliance or align with the Congress-led INDIA bloc within two weeks. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, Thirumavalavan said the decision would be taken in the party's high-level committee meeting. The party would also take a final call on being part of the TVK cabinet. "However, we have decided that we should extend support from outside for the TVK government," Thirumavalavan said.
No Power-Sharing Talks with Vijay
Thirumavalavan clarified that the VCK had not discussed any power-sharing arrangement with TVK leader C Joseph Vijay. "They have conveyed that VCK should also find a place in the cabinet," he added.
Congress Support to TVK Alters Equations
Thirumavalavan noted that the Congress party's decision to support TVK had changed the political equations within the INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu. He suggested that the DMK might no longer continue in the alliance. Referring to DMK MP Kanimozhi's reported letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking separate seating arrangements for DMK MPs, he said the move reflected the widening distance between the DMK and Congress in Parliament. "She has conveyed that they can no longer sit and function in the Lok Sabha along with Congress members," he stated.
DMK's Future Unaffected
Despite the tensions, Thirumavalavan asserted that the DMK's political future remained unaffected, as the party had secured 60 MLAs and would continue to function in the Assembly.
