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AIADMK rebel person C.Ve. Shanmugam, connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026) claimed the enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami had turned down the thought of making the Viduthalai Chriuthaigal Katchi (VCK)’s founder Thol. Thirumavalavan the Chief Minister (with enactment from AIADMK and DMK).
Emphasising determination was an “unimaginable opportunity” for Tamil Nadu to person the Chief Minister from the downtrodden assemblage of Scheduled Castes, Mr. Shanmugam told reporters astatine his bureau connected Karpagam Avenue, Chennai, that the connection was mooted by the DMK and the VCK would beryllium supported by the Left parties. According to the proposal, barring Mr. Thirumavalavan, others successful the Cabinet would beryllium from the AIADMK.
“This was what was discussed successful our past gathering with him [Mr. Palaniswami], for which a photograph was besides issued [on May 9, 2026],” the erstwhile Minister observed, adding that the connection was acceptable, arsenic determination would beryllium “no nonstop contact” with the DMK. However, the AIADMK main had told them that “either I would go Chief Minister oregon fto america each beryllium successful the Opposition benches,” Mr. Shanmugam recounted.
