AIADMK to contest bypolls for 4 Assembly constituencies, says Edappadi K. Palaniswami

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AIADMK wide   caput   Edappadi K. Palaniswami addressing a nationalist   gathering  astatine  Edappadi successful  Salem territory  connected  Saturday.

AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami addressing a nationalist gathering astatine Edappadi successful Salem territory connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami said connected Saturday that successful the upcoming byelections for 4 Assembly constituencies, wherever AIADMK MLAs resigned, the enactment would contention and win.

Participating successful the nationalist gathering held astatine Edappadi connected Saturday evening to convey the voters, Mr. Palaniswami said done horse-trading, 4 AIADMK MLAs resigned and joined the ruling TVK. They betrayed the party, the cadre, and the voters. “History volition not forgive these 4 people. Likewise, a fewer radical who became MLAs and Ministers by the AIADMK went to the different enactment connected Saturday. But cadre person not gone to immoderate parties. The AIADMK is simply a cadre-centric party. In the upcoming byelections for these 4 constituencies, the AIADMK volition contention with the enactment of confederation parties and volition win,” helium said.

Stating that winning and losing was mean successful politics, Mr. Palaniswami said that successful the precocious held Assembly elections, the AIADMK won 47 seats and its confederation parties won six seats. The confederation secured astir 1.35 crore votes. In 1991, DMK won lone 2 seats, but successful 1996 it came to power. Likewise, successful 1996, the AIADMK won lone 4 seats, but came to powerfulness again successful 2001. “Like a phoenix, the AIADMK volition emergence and travel to powerfulness again,” helium said. “The TVK won lone 108 seats and did not get a majority. In 8 districts, the TVK did not triumph a azygous seat. With the assistance of confederation partners of the DMK, the TVK came to power. The authorities could autumn anytime erstwhile these parties retreat support,” helium asserted.

Charging the TVK was the aforesaid arsenic the DMK, Mr. Palaniswami said that connected Friday, a Cabinet gathering was held and 436 schemes were discussed, but determination were nary details astir what these schemes were and however overmuch funds had been sanctioned for each. “People volition soon recognize astir the TVK government,” helium said.

Without discussing with the parties supporting the government, the TVK gave a Rajya Sabha summons to the Congress. “The occupation has already arisen successful the TVK confederation arsenic the Congress Rajya Sabha campaigner Praveen Chakravarty has by himself named the TVK-led confederation arsenic Tamil Nadu Social Justice Progressive Alliance,” helium said.

“Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay claims honorable IAS and IPS officers person been appointed. But these aforesaid officers served nether the DMK and AIADMK governments. Elected representatives should lone tally the government, not officials. If officials were capable to tally the government, what is the request for a Chief Minister? The TVK was founded lone 3 years ago, and what person they done for the people? Through cinema, Mr. Vijay won, and now, helium is not serving the people,” helium added.

Published - June 06, 2026 10:23 p.m. IST

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