MMK will continue its alliance with DMK, says Jawahirullah

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) president M.H. Jawahirullah connected Sunday clarified that the caller solution passed by the enactment that it would contention connected its “own symbol” was not retired of the disappointment that it could not go portion of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Cabinet arsenic it was wide speculated by definite sections of the media.

In the caller Assembly election, the enactment contested from 2 constituencies connected the DMK’s ‘Rising Sun’ symbol.

In a statement, Mr. Jawahirullah said the confederation betwixt the DMK and the MMK was rooted successful a shared ideology.

“Even erstwhile respective parties near the DMK confederation and contested separately nether the banner of the ‘People’s Welfare Alliance’ [Makkal Nala Kootani], it was the MMK that remained firmly wrong the DMK confederation retired of ideological conviction. Even though the MMK was not fixed an accidental to contention successful the 2019 and 2024 Parliamentary elections, MMK cadres worked tirelessly for the triumph of the DMK alliance, considering the nationalist governmental clime and for the occurrence of the DMK alliance,” helium said.

The enactment contested successful the 2021 and 2026 Assembly elections connected the DMK’s ‘Rising Sun’ awesome due to the fact that of crushed realities and governmental circumstances. As the Election Commission cancelled the registration of parties that continuously failed to contention connected their ain symbols, the MMK’s registration was besides cancelled.

“A related lawsuit is pending earlier the Madras High Court. Under these circumstances, it has go indispensable for america to contention connected our ain awesome to reconstruct the party’s registration. This unsocial was passed arsenic the 5th solution of the high-level committee gathering held connected May 19 and 20, 2026,” helium said, adding that this solution unsocial was taken retired of context.

“It has been falsely portrayed that the solution was passed retired of disappointment that, had we contested nether our ain symbol, we mightiness person secured ministerial positions successful the recently formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government,” helium said. From the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, to the agitations opposing the Waqf Amendment Act, and up to the Thiruparankundram issue, the DMK stood emotionally and firmly successful the field, Professor Jawahirullah noted, adding that the MMK would proceed to enactment with the DMK to support the interests of Tamil Nadu.