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High commands of the Congress and the DMK would woody with seats dialog for the upcoming Assembly election, said elder Congress person P. Chidambaram present connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).
“The talks betwixt the Congress and the DMK precocious commands began yesterday [on Wednesday). Subsequently, the enactment presidents volition clasp negotiations and onslaught a woody that volition person a binding connected each the cadres [of some the parties],” helium said.
Asked astir smaller parties demanding furniture berths, Mr. Chidambaram said, “Smaller parties volition person tiny desires. Bigger parties person their interest implicit the country.”
To a question connected the allegation that the BJP is threatening parties to align with it, the erstwhile Union Minister said it had been the wont of the BJP. “Maharashtra is the champion illustration for that. Breaking governmental parties and making 1 faction to articulation the BJP confederation utilizing each forces has been its habit,” Mr. Chidambaram charged.
On the spiralling golden price, helium said radical were progressively buying golden considering it a harmless concern arsenic rupee worth was going down owed to inflation. This was a vicious rhythm having effect connected each other. “The Prime Minister and the Union Finance Minister should code this issue. It volition beryllium known soon [in the Union Budget],” helium said.
Mr. Chidambaram refused to bargain the assertion of the Union Government of having lifted 25 crore radical from poverty. “We tin judge if World Bank, the IMF oregon economical experts had said this, though we cannot verify it,” helium said.
He besides took a excavation astatine the Union Government’s “Lakhpati didi” propaganda. “Did they amusement immoderate pistillate who has go a lakhpati astatine the caller Prime Minister’s rally astatine Maduranthakam?” helium asked.
Mr. Chidambaram thanked Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for giving caller buildings for the Government Law College and the Agricultural College successful Sivaganga district. He besides offered condolences to the household of erstwhile Congress MLA N. Sundaram, who passed distant connected Monday.
