CPI(M) will ask DMK for more seats, says P. Shanmugam

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tamil Nadu caput P.  Shanmugam said connected Sunday that his enactment would inquire the DMK for much seats successful the 2026 Assembly election. In 2021, the enactment had contested from six constituencies arsenic portion of the DMK-led alliance.

After participating successful the party’s peculiar territory league in Namakkal, helium told journalists, “We person identified the constituencies wherever we volition campaign. Other parties are carrying retired a State-wide run to travel to power. But we contention lone successful a fewer constituencies arsenic portion of an alliance. So, determination is nary request for a State-wide run for us. We volition question further seats. We are not a enactment that claims to travel to powerfulness instantly aft it gets disconnected the ground. We cognize our strength...”

As for the anticipation of an confederation betwixt actor Vijay’s Tamilaga  Vettri Kazhagam and the AIADMK, Mr. Shanmugam said it was for the TVK to clarify. “AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K.  Palaniswami wants to bring the TVK into the NDA. Hence, helium says TVK flags are seen successful his run meetings. While Mr. Vijay has declared that the BJP is his party’s ideological enemy, however volition the TVK have an confederation with the BJP and the AIADMK,” helium asked. Mr. Palaniswami should clarify whether the AIADMK would portion institution with the BJP if the TVK tied up with his party.

Welcoming the State government’s determination to region caste names from streets, Mr. Shanmugam, however, said caste names could not beryllium removed from the names of leaders known with the caste surname specified as Muthuramalinga Thevar and E.M.S. Namboodiripad. The authorities should see this point.

He said radical of Namakkal had been demanding measures, for the past 25 years, to capable the waterbodies in the territory by diverting the surplus h2o from the Mettur dam to the Thirumanimutharu. The authorities should allocate funds for this project. The authorities should besides instrumentality steps for the rehabilitation of radical affected by the kidney merchantability racket successful the district, helium said.