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Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) person Thol. Thirumavalavan connected Monday (March 2, 2026) expressed assurance that, contempt the uncertainties, the Congress would continue successful the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led confederation and that the partners would unitedly look the upcoming Assembly elections successful Tamil Nadu.
Speaking to reporters astatine Anna Arivalayam, the DMK office successful Chennai, aft holding seat-sharing talks with the ruling party, Mr. Thirumavalavan said helium could not remark connected the Congress party’s request for further seats.
“Though we are portion of the aforesaid alliance, the DMK is holding talks separately with its allies and each enactment has placed its demands. I cannot remark connected the basal of different party. They (the Congress) are making their request connected the crushed that they are a governmental unit astatine the nationalist level,” helium said.
VCK’s demands
Mr. Thirumavalavan said helium had sought seats commensurate with his party’s spot and publication to the alliance. “The 2026 Assembly predetermination is not conscionable different poll. We are committed to preventing right-wing forces from gaining a toehold successful Tamil Nadu and to ensuring a broad triumph for the DMK-led secular alliance. We are articulating our views from the standpoint that the VCK is an integral portion of the alliance,” helium said.
He besides made it wide his enactment was not funny successful bargaining with the DMK. “We held talks with the knowing that we indispensable guarantee triumph for the DMK alliance, arsenic its triumph would beryllium a triumph for societal justness and for Tamil Nadu. The DMK seat-sharing committee listened to our views and volition get backmost to america aft discussing the substance with enactment president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin,” helium added.
The VCK has besides sought 3 seats successful Puducherry — 1 wide constituency and 2 reserved constituencies — but has not made immoderate petition for a Rajya Sabha seat.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign against the DMK authorities would not chopped crystal with the radical of Tamil Nadu.
