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With the ruling DMK connected Sunday (February 22, 2026) commencing seat-sharing talks with allies for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Congress wide caput (organisation) K.C. Venugopal has sought an assignment with DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The gathering is scheduled to instrumentality spot tonight. Senior Congress person Girish Chodankar, who heads the party’s spot sharing negotiations team, is expected to travel Mr. Venugopal.
IUML seeks 5 seats
Earlier successful the day, the DMK’s seat-sharing committee began talks with leaders of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) astatine ‘Anna Arivalayam’, the former’s office successful Chennai. The IUML, which was allotted 3 seats successful the 2021 Assembly elections, has present requested 5 seats. However, the DMK urged the enactment to standard down its demand.
Speaking to reporters, IUML person Kader Mohideen said during erstwhile DMK president M. Karunanidhi’s time, Muslim governmental parties were allotted 16 constituencies. “We person present sought 5 seats. We anticipation astatine slightest 4 volition beryllium allotted,” helium said.
Mr. Mohideen said the IUML was not simply a governmental enactment but a socio-political organisation representing the jamats successful Tamil Nadu. “We support a equilibrium betwixt the Quran, the sayings of the Prophet and the Indian Constitution. We privation 16 seats for Muslim organisations. There is hardly immoderate constituency without Muslim voters,” helium said.
T.R. Baalu, caput of the DMK committee, reportedly pointed retired to Mr. Mohideen that the IUML was incapable to triumph successful the 3 constituencies allotted to it successful the 2021 elections.
Tickets to caller allies
According to Mr. Mohideen, “Mr. Baalu underlined the request to allot seats to caller entrants specified arsenic the DMDK (and Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam) and requested allies to sacrifice a fewer seats. The DMK is besides prepared to ‘sacrifice’ a fewer seats.”
