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AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami, connected Thursday (January 8, 2026), reiterated that determination was nary country for reconciliation with V.K. Sasikala, the erstwhile interim wide caput of the enactment and O. Panneerselvam, the erstwhile coordinator, beryllium it successful the signifier of accommodation successful the enactment or inclusion successful the conjugation headed by the Dravidian major.
Speaking to journalists astatine the New Delhi airport, Mr. Palaniswami, who met Union Minister for Home Affairs and BJP’s elder person Amit Shah connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026) night, said helium made his presumption repeatedly wide connected this matter. He besides recalled that during the revival of ties betwixt his enactment and the BJP, Mr. Shah had said helium would not interfere with interior affairs of the AIADMK.
To different question connected accommodating the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, the AIADMK person said helium could not reply to “any speculation.” At the aforesaid time, helium repeated that immoderate much parties would articulation the coalition, but helium refused to divulge further details.
When it was pointed retired that the inclusion of Ms. Sasikala and Mr. Panneerselvam would fortify the alliance, Mr. Palaniswami replied that his enactment remained a “strong organisation.” In the 2021 Assembly poll, the cumulative quality betwixt his enactment and the DMK successful 43 constituencies was “only 2 lakhs.”
He besides clarified that helium could not conscionable Mr. Shah erstwhile the second was successful Tamil Nadu precocious past week arsenic helium was pre-occupied with his party’s events successful Salem and Kallakurichi. “I person apprised him of the governmental concern successful the State,” Mr. Palaniswami observed.
Looking backmost
In 2021 too, Mr. Shah made an effort to get the AMMK, a breakaway radical of the AIADMK, admitted into the confederation but helium did not succeed. At that time, Mr. Panneerselvam was successful the Dravidian major. However, some Mr. Dhinakaran and Mr. Panneerselvam became allies of the BJP during the 2024 Lok Sabha predetermination and contiguous successful the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which faced the canvass connected its own.
Months aft the resumption of ties betwixt the AIADMK and the BJP successful April, the 2 leaders announced their exit from the NDA. In caller weeks, determination had been reports of the 2 leaders being successful interaction with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by histrion Vijay. On January 4 successful Coimbatore, main coordinator of the TVK’s high-level administrative committee K.A. Sengottaiyan, who joined the fledgling enactment successful November, expressed assurance that Mr. Panneerselvam and Mr. Dhinakaran would go partners of the TVK.
The DMDK factor
The Desiya Murpokku Dravdida Kazhagam (DMDK), an state of the AIADMK during the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha polls, is different prospective constituent of the front headed by the Dravidian major.
There are reports successful sections of the Tamil media that the BJP is keen connected getting the full conjugation stitched up by the extremity of this period erstwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to sojourn Tamil Nadu.
