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Appealing to the Congress workers to guarantee the triumph of INDIA bloc successful the Union Territory, erstwhile Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy, connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026), said helium decided not to contention successful this Assembly predetermination arsenic helium was told that discussions connected his candidature was creating a rift successful the confederation during seat-sharing talks with the DMK.
“When the talks were successful the past signifier connected Sunday, a person told maine that my candidature from Nellithope was creating hurdles successful seat-sharing talks with DMK. To prevention the alliance, I informed our enactment of my determination not to contest. At a aboriginal stage, I volition uncover the individuality of the person who informed maine astir DMK’s displeasure connected my candidature,” helium told reporters.
Mr. Narayanasamy said helium was ever a Congressman archetypal and contesting elections were secondary to him. “I didn’t privation the confederation to interruption due to the fact that of my candidature. Now that the DMK has announced the candidates, the Congress volition besides merchandise the list. All of america should enactment for the confederation candidates,” helium said.
On the protest by his supporters against MP and Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) main V. Vaithilingam connected Monday (March 23), helium said the workers person each close to explicit their displeasure. He went connected to adhd that the workers person been asked to ore connected party’s run for the Assembly polls alternatively resorting to protests. When asked astir the supporters’ choler against the PCC chief, the erstwhile Chief Minister said, “I don’t deliberation Mr. Vaithilingam is responsible.”
Meanwhile, the protests by Mr. Narayanasamy’s supporters continued connected Tuesday with a radical of Congress workers staging a objection successful beforehand of the PCC office. They shouted slogans against Mr. Vaithilingam for “spoiling” Mr. Narayanasamy’s chances to contention the Assembly polls. They held a gathering and wanted Mr. Vaithilingam to retreat his candidature from Thattanchavady, successful bid to run for each Congress candidates by virtuousness of being the PCC president.
