Will not discuss alliance expectations in public: Selvaperunthagai

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TNCC president   K. Selvaperunthagai.

TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai connected Sunday said helium would not privation to publically speech astir the fig of seats his enactment was readying to question from the DMK for adjacent year’s Assembly election.

Addressing journalists successful Chennai, helium said helium would pass the expectations of the State portion to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and the DMK leadership. “I americium the president of the TNCC. I cannot talk astir this successful public. I person been communicating the expectations of our leaders to the AICC. We volition talk astir it with our confederation partners,” helium said.

Mr. Selvaperunthagai said questions astir the Congress contesting successful reduced fig of seats successful the DMK-led confederation implicit the past 2 Assembly elections should beryllium answered by leaders who allowed that to happen. “Only those who took 41 seats [2016] from 63 seats [2011] and past those who took 25 seats [2021] aft taking 41 seats should reply this question. How tin I reply it? Only the AICC tin instrumentality these decisions, and we volition travel their guidelines,” helium said.

Mr. Selvaperunthagai said determination was nary request to censure leaders who were speaking openly astir their expectations and said the DMK-Congress confederation was beardown and had won consecutive elections. “We person contested 5 elections unneurotic (including the section bodies poll) and person been successful. Why would we not proceed this winning alliance? Decision astir moving retired of the confederation tin lone beryllium taken by the AICC,” helium said.

Mr. Selvaperunthagai besides responded to Opposition person and AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s accusation that the DMK’s allies were incapable to talk freely. “He should work the newspapers everyday. When the State authorities accrued the energy tariff, we opposed it successful the Assembly. Similarly, we opposed the hike successful spot and roadworthy tax. What didn’t we oppose? Edappadi [Mr. Palaniswami] doesn’t work papers. He doesn’t adjacent enactment successful the Assembly. He conscionable talks immoderate helium wants,” helium alleged.

He added that everybody successful Tamil Nadu knew the information of the AIADMK and said Mr. Palaniswami should not talk astir different governmental parties.

Published - October 12, 2025 08:59 p.m. IST

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