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Opposition person Udhayanidhi Stalin led his enactment MLAs successful a boycott of the assurance question moved by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026).
In his code astatine the Assembly, Mr. Udhayanidhi pointed retired that the bulk did not ballot for the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Out of the 4,93,25,000 votes, the TVK had polled lone 1.72 crore and votes and the rest, constituting 65%, had rejected the party.
Already, the radical are losing assurance (in the TVK) arsenic it lacks the magic fig of 118 for a majority. Although the Communist parties, VCK and IUML person extended their enactment to forestall President’s regularisation from being imposed successful the State, they person intelligibly stated that they inactive proceed successful the Secular Progressive Alliance led by the DMK.
As an absorption party, helium had the work to laic down what has transpired successful the past 10 days, laced with criticism. “You got the mandate, claiming to beryllium secular but already you person co-opted with an MLA who fought connected the ideologically other NDA summons without adjacent the cognition of his enactment chief,” helium said, adding that this was the “decent version” of what had happened. TTV Dhinakaran had told the media that (TVK) claims to beryllium for change, but it really stinks.
Then, AIADMK, the large enactment successful the NDA, has divided now. One faction has offered enactment to this government. “An incidental that happened adjacent is the latest twist. One caller sofa goes to 1 of the factional leaders’ houses. The caller CM follows the sofa. There is nary newness to this rule. On the contrary, you are ruling similar successful the Pushpa movie. During elections, you called them corrupt forces and present you are being questioned connected societal media, asking what benignant of ruling authorities would articulation with the corrupt elements. Is this your cleanable government?” Mr. Udhayanidhi said.
The contiguous play has surpassed what transpired successful Koovathur and the caller government’s actions rise suspicion among people. After borrowing MLAs, the contiguous Chief Minister, realising that helium was not successful a presumption to fulfil each his fake promises, was diverting nationalist attraction by blaming the erstwhile DMK government.
As the nationalist has already started grieving for electing the TVK, the DMK MLAs would boycott the spot ballot to bespeak the nationalist sentiments. “After we locomotion out, the numbers successful the House volition reduce, and you volition triumph the assurance motion. At least, enactment to re-pose the religion radical person successful you afterwards,” helium said.
Asking the Chief Minister to proceed the payment schemes introduced by the erstwhile DMK authorities benefitting each sections of society, helium said, “Rule the authorities successful world and not done reels successful Instagram.”
Earlier, DMDK wide caput Premallatha Vijayakant warned the authorities against mounting a unsafe precedent of horse-trading successful the State. What was the request for idiosyncratic to screen his look portion going to the Chief Minister’s house? she asked, insisting that the Chief Minister himself should answer.
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Also, she vehemently opposed the assignment of Rickey Pandit Vettrivel arsenic Officer connected Special Duty (OSD) to the Chief Minister (Political). The Chief Minister should realise that younker voted for change, she said and asked what connection the assignment would nonstop to the youth. “You request to clarify,” she told the Chief Minister categorically. Later, she besides walked retired with the DMK MLAs.
MMK person M.H. Jawahirullah urged the caller authorities to proceed with the 9 schemes introduced by the erstwhile DMK authorities successful the acquisition assemblage and instrumentality steps to attain NEET exemption. Along with him, MJK person M. Thamimun Ansari and KDMK person K. Nithyanandam spoke against the caller authorities and they each walked out.
