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The CPI(M) and CPI connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) denounced Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s determination not to telephone Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) main C. Joseph Vijay to signifier the government, calling it “undemocratic” and an “insult” to the mandate fixed by Tamil Nadu voters.
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CPI(M) wide caput M.A. Baby cited the illustration of the 13-day BJP-led authorities of precocious Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee astatine the Centre successful 1996. “Everyone knew that Vajpayee did not person the numbers. Still, helium was allowed to signifier a authorities and a Parliament league was convened for him to amusement his strength,” Mr. Baby said, portion arguing that by virtuousness of being the azygous largest enactment successful the Tamil Nadu Assembly, TVK should beryllium called to signifier the government.
“No 1 has staked assertion to signifier government, it is highly objectionable and undemocratic to disregard the verdict fixed by the people,” Mr. Baby said.
CPI wide caput D. Raja said that the spot of a authorities has to beryllium tested connected the level of the Assembly and not successful the Governor’s house. “The mandate is successful favour of the caller enactment TVK headed by Vijay. This should beryllium recognised. The Governor should telephone upon the azygous largest enactment to signifier the government. The level trial should beryllium connected the level of the Assembly, not astatine the Governor’s residence. Governors should enactment successful accordance with practices and conventions of a mutli-party democracy,” helium said.
Both the wide secretaries did not clarify whether the Left parties volition widen enactment for TVK oregon not. “We fought arsenic portion of Secular Progressive Alliance to stall BJP. We volition proceed to combat against the BJP. BJP should not beryllium allowed unethical tricks to intervene and make occupation for radical of Tamil Nadu,” Mr. Raja added.
In the results to the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged arsenic the azygous largest enactment with 108 seats portion the ruling DMK came down to 59 seats and the AIADMK secured 47 seats successful the 234-member House. Since the verdict threw up a hung Assembly, the TVK has been moving to stitchery enactment from parties to signifier a authorities successful the State.
