Chennai : Actor-politician Vijay, on Wednesday, met the Tamil Nadu Governor, Rajendra Arlekar and staked claim on the Tamil Nadu government, ending a two-day-long uncertainty over the formation of the government. The development came after his newly-formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which stunned the two Dravidian majors, DMK and AIADMK, in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu election.
As per sources, a rift was witnessed in the AIADMK, with senior leaders like CV Shanmugam and SP Velumani openly advocating for backing Vijay after the party went through four major electoral setbacks over the years. The AIADMK leadership started considering the possibility of offering outside support to a potential TVK-led government rather than formally joining the administration.
Amid speculations, it came to light that a vehicle linked to TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna reached EPS’s residence on Wednesday with the letter. However, sources clarified that neither Aadhav Arjuna nor TVK general secretary Bussy Anand was present at the time. In its statement, the Congress said its support to Vijay’s party would be conditional on “keeping out any communal forces that do not believe in the Constitution of India” from the alliance.
The Congress decided to support Vijay and TVK after an urgent meeting of the party’s Political Affairs Committee convened by Girish Chodankar. Top Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, also discussed the evolving political situation in Tamil Nadu during a meeting in New Delhi.
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