2026 Assembly election: Congress to constitute committee to hold talks with DMK

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TNCC president   K. Selvaperunthagai.

TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN

The Congress National High Command has decided to represent a committee to clasp talks with the DMK regarding the 2026 Assembly election. An authoritative announcement connected this is expected to beryllium made soon.

According to sources successful Delhi, the determination is intended to enactment to remainder speculation that the Congress whitethorn articulation hands with the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, headed by actor-politician Vijay.

Earlier connected Thursday evening, TNCC president Selvaperunthagai, speaking astatine a gathering successful Chennai, said the INDIA bloc (comprising the DMK, Congress, and different parties) remained beardown and nary 1 could thrust a wedge into the alliance.

“There person been immoderate rumblings implicit the past 2 months. What volition the aboriginal of the confederation be, and successful which absorption volition it move? Many radical person tried to instrumentality vantage of the speculation. In a fewer hours, determination volition beryllium an announcement that volition enactment an extremity to it,” helium said.

Deputy Chief Minister and DMK younker helping caput Udhayanidhi Stalin, who besides attended the event, remarked that erstwhile helium entered the venue with School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi and noticed that Mr. Selvaperunthagai was not present, it instantly triggered speculation astir the alliance. “Our friends successful the media are acceptable with a header ‘Udhayanidhi upset; Selvaperunthagai absent’,” helium quipped.

However, Mr. Selvaperunthagai had concisely near the venue owed to a anterior assignment and aboriginal returned to enactment successful the event. “Both Mr. Selvaperunthagai and his enactment volition instrumentality astatine the due time. However, the question of a instrumentality arises lone erstwhile they person left,” Mr. Udhayanidhi said.

Published - November 20, 2025 11:22 p.m. IST

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