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Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) wide caput Premalatha Vijayakant asserted connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) that Leader of Opposition and AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami did not support his committedness of giving 1 Rajya Sabha spot to DMDK arsenic agreed during the electoral pact betwixt the 2 parties for 2024 Parliamentary elections.
She was responding to Mr. Palaniswami’s assertion that helium had not entered into immoderate pact with DMDK connected Rajya Sabha spot during Parliamentary polls successful 2024 nor had helium fixed immoderate assurance to Ms. Premallatha during talks for Lok Sabha polls that year.
Addressing mediapersons astatine Arunachaleswar temple successful Tiruvannamalai town, Ms. Premalatha said that she has remained soundless connected the contented truthful acold to support dignity successful nationalist life. However, the erstwhile Chief Minister’s continued denial of his committedness successful nationalist forums has forced her to publically disapprove his claims connected Rajya Sabha seat.
“Till now, I person ne'er spoken publically astir the contented [RS seat]. Mr. Palaniswami’s undignified comments astir the DMDK has forced maine to openly disclose the written assurance fixed by him during the 2024 polls,” she said showing the papers signed by some connected his committedness of Rajya Sabha seat. He denied the spot contempt despite some the parties warring polls since 2011, she pointed out.
In the statement dated March 2024, AIADMK and DMDK had entered into an electoral pact for Parliamentary elections, which was held connected April 19, 2024. As per accord, the 2 parties would jointly contention the elections successful Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The AIADMK agreed to allot 5 Lok Sabha seats and 1 Rajya Sabha spot to DMDK for the polls. The statement was signed by Mr. Palaniswami and Ms. Premalatha.
The DMDK person powerfully condemned Mr. Palaniswami for referring DMDK arsenic ‘Intensive Care Unit (ICU)’ enactment and 0.5% ballot stock enactment during predetermination campaigns and nationalist meetings for Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
“Being a main ministerial campaigner for NDA confederation successful Tamil Nadu, Mr. Palaniswami should behave successful a dignified mode successful nationalist forums. Instead, the AIADMK person speaks similar a 3rd people governmental speaker.
The DMDK person besides gave a stern informing to PMK person Anbumani Ramadoss for making debased level remarks connected DMDK by referring to caste and household during his campaign. “We excessively tin respond to Mr. Anbumani successful the aforesaid mode helium has made his remarks. However, arsenic a enactment that follows ideals of C.N. Annadurai and ‘Captain’ Vijayakanth, DMDK behaves successful a much dignified mode successful nationalist life,” she said.
