Decision on joining the Cabinet soon: VCK chief Thirumavalavan

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) laminitis and Chidambaram MP Thol. Thirumavalavan connected Wednesday said helium would instrumentality a determination connected joining Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s Cabinet soon, aft holding discussions with the party’s high-level committee.

Speaking to reporters aft TVK person and Public Works Minister Aadhav Arjuna gave an unfastened invitation to the VCK to articulation the Cabinet, Mr. Thirumavalavan said, “We took a determination to widen unconditional enactment to the TVK. Now, Aadhav Arjuna has extended an invitation to the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League to articulation the Cabinet, and that it is not conscionable his opinion, but besides the Chief Minister’s wish. I volition sermon this with frontline leaders and instrumentality a telephone connected the mode forward.”

When asked astir CPI(M) State caput P. Shanmugam’s connection that the enactment would reconsider its enactment to the authorities if AIADMK MLAs, peculiarly the breakaway faction led by C.Ve. Shanmugham and S.P. Velumani, articulation the Cabinet, Mr. Thirumavalavan said, “The TVK has assured america that determination are nary plans to accommodate the breakaway AIADMK faction successful the Cabinet.”

A elder VCK person said the party’s elder leaders privation Mr. Thirumavalavan to go the archetypal Cabinet curate of the party, which helium has built and nurtured since 1990. “We each privation him to go a Minister. We heard that the TVK is besides acceptable to marque him No. 3 successful the Ministry aft TVK person C. Joseph Vijay and “Bussy” N. Anand. They person besides said that the enactment tin prime its Ministry. After giving enactment to the State government, it makes nary consciousness to enactment retired of the Cabinet,” the elder person said.

However, enactment sources said Mr. Thirumavalavan remains reluctant connected joining the State authorities and becoming a Minister, which would effect successful the enactment warring a byelection successful the Chidambaram parliamentary constituency.

A elder VCK person said the party’s unconditional enactment to the authorities was aimed astatine ensuring that Governor’s regularisation is not imposed. “If the AIADMK faction is inducted into the Cabinet, it could pave the mode for the BJP to meddle with governance,” helium said, adding, “The VCK expects the Chidambaram parliamentary spot and besides the Tiruchi East spot to beryllium allotted to it.”