M.K. Stalin convenes meeting with allies as DMK second-line leaders press for AIADMK coalition

M.K. Stalin, president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and outgoing Chief Minister, connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) hurriedly convened a gathering of the party’s allies, including the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), the Communist Party of India (CPI), and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), amid speculation that the DMK whitethorn widen enactment to an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government headed by Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

CPI(M) State caput P. Shanmugam, CPI State caput M. Veerapandian, and VCK person Thol. Thirumavalavan were among those who rushed to Mr. Stalin’s Cenotaph Road residence to be the meeting. Senior leaders of the DMDK besides took part.

Though Mr. Stalin is said to beryllium steadfast that supporting an AIADMK authorities would beryllium politically untenable, elder DMK leaders, including immoderate elder outgoing Ministers, were reportedly pressuring him to see specified a proposal.

“Once Mr. Vijay forms the government, it volition beryllium hard to unseat him for the adjacent 10 to 15 years. The Dravidian parties person to instrumentality a determination to forestall specified an eventuality,” a elder DMK person said.

The statement wrong the DMK is that, since Mr. Stalin would not beryllium successful the Assembly, the DMK and the AIADMK could germinate a communal minimum programme and jointly tally the government.

It is against this backdrop that Mr. Stalin invited the Left leaders and Mr. Thirumavalavan for consultations. Depending connected the views expressed by the confederation partners, the DMK legislators’ gathering scheduled for this evening is expected to instrumentality a last call.

However, previously, DMK MP Kalanidhi Veerasamy, said the DMK had decided to relation arsenic an effectual absorption contempt “Congress betrayal”. In a societal media message, helium alleged that the AIADMK was pushing the BJP to halt the TVK from forming the government. “This is disrespecting the people’s mandate. Hope ideology prevails,” helium said.