Trust vote in Tamil Nadu Assembly: Congress, DMK allies reaffirm support to TVK government

The Congress and the allies of the DMK in the Secular Progressive Alliance reaffirmed their support to the caller government nether Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay during the discussion connected the spot ballot successful the Tamil Nadu Assembly connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026).

Congress Legislature Party person S. Rajesh Kumar said the assurance question presented the parties with a humanities work to reconstruct nationalist religion successful the Constitution, secularism, and societal justice. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) bagged 108 seats and emerged arsenic the azygous largest party. However, it was 10 abbreviated of an implicit majority. The question past was whether the people’s verdict should beryllium respected oregon the BJP should beryllium allowed backdoor entry. That was erstwhile the Congress, with five MLAs, and the Left parties, the IUML, and the VCK decided to enactment the TVK in forming a government. The Chief Minister, helium added, had approached lone these “secular parties” to support ideology and forestall the BJP’s indirect regularisation successful the State. The verdict besides showed that the radical had summarily rejected the BJP’s divisive politics, helium added.

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CPI(M) level person R. Chellaswamy said the predetermination result indicated that the radical had rejected the divisive forces. Instead of asking the  TVK to signifier a government, the Governor was trying to usher successful President’s Rule. At this juncture, the enactment decided to guarantee a unchangeable authorities and extended extracurricular enactment to the TVK. The CPI(M) would enactment people-friendly policies and reason anti-people policies. It would besides assistance the authorities unafraid funds from the Centre.

VCK floor leader Vanni Arasu expressed the anticipation that the caller authorities would implicit its afloat word with the enactment of the secular parties. The VCK’s support was indispensable for a unchangeable government, and the enactment backed the TVK to forestall immoderate indirect regularisation by the BJP. He urged the Chief Minister to beryllium cautious of the delimitation planned by the Union authorities and enact a instrumentality to forestall honour sidesplitting and basal retired superstitions.

IUML floor leader A.M. Shahjahan said his enactment backed the TVK to forestall the BJP’s indirect rule. He urged the caller authorities to uphold societal harmony and societal justness and continue the payment schemes introduced by the DMK government.

CPI level person T. Ramachandran said the Union authorities was taking implicit the rights of the States. And the BJP was swallowing determination parties, and stood against secularism. The Chief Minister should vehemently reason the divisive forces, helium said.