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In the aftermath of aggravated speculation implicit whether the Congress-DMK would proceed for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the All India Congress Committee General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026) said the “Congress and DMK are aged allies” and “we are together” to combat the fascist forces.
Speaking to reporters successful Chennai aft participating successful a protestation march against Union Government’s determination to dismantle the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Mr. Venugopal urged the Congress leaders successful Tamil Nadu not to marque immoderate comments connected the issues surrounding the alliance.
“I tin categorically say: the Congress and DMK are aged allies. We person a contented to person an confederation connected communal issues...to combat the fascist forces...fight against the communal forces. We were unneurotic and we are besides together. Of course, Assembly elections are coming...we are connected the process [of having discussions with the party], our radical besides person governmental ambition. There needs to beryllium a wide chopped conjugation discussion. We are waiting for the discussion. I deliberation the DMK volition pass america erstwhile it is going to start,” helium said.
“As acold arsenic the ‘different voices’ wrong the Congress party, I would similar to categorically say...that is not the party’s stand. That is their idiosyncratic opinion, not the party’s view. Final determination volition beryllium taken by the [AICC] precocious bid connected the Tamil Nadu alliance,” helium said.
Asked astir the request for “power share” contempt DMK person and Chief Minister M KhStalin rejecting it, Mr. Venugopal said, “The Congress precocious bid volition pass you each successful owed course.”
He further said, “Nobody has a close to talk against oregon successful favour of confederation partners now. The Congress precocious bid volition instrumentality the last decision.”
The wide chopped directive comes aft Congress’ Virudhunagar M.P., B. Manickam Tagore made a code precocious successful Madurai which was considered captious of the DMK.
All India Professionals’ Congress president Praveen Chakravarty besides has been making comments wide perceived arsenic against the DMK.
The “out of turn” comments prompted the DMK enactment to see demanding enactment against the 2 Congress functionaries earlier inviting the Congress for spot sharing talks.
The DMK had earlier announced it would represent its spot sharing committee connected oregon aft February 22.
