TVK cannot form government with Congress support alone, says DMK leader

DMK leader TKS Elangovan said Vijay’s TVK cannot form a government in Tamil Nadu with Congress support alone and may require AIADMK backing. He also alleged BJP interference in the state and said the DMK is reviewing the reasons behind its defeat

Chennai: DMK leader TKS Elangovan on Tuesday claimed that actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK cannot come to power in Tamil Nadu with the support of the Congress alone.

He told PTI Videos that the Congress has only five MLAs and, therefore, TVK cannot form the government with its support.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections were held on April 23. Vijay-led TVK emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while the DMK and AIADMK secured 59 and 47 seats, respectively.

Stating that TVK would also need the support of the AIADMK, Elangovan said, “I do not know what instructions were given to the AIADMK by the BJP.”

The DMK leader added that “if the AIADMK does not support Vijay, there will be a hung Assembly and fresh elections may have to be held.”

On the DMK’s defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, he said, “There was something wrong, which we are looking into.”

He added that coming to power is not the DMK’s only agenda and noted that the party has been in power for several decades.

Elangovan also alleged that the BJP does not want the DMK to come to power.

“The BJP tried to create mischief in Tamil Nadu because it cannot come to power,” he claimed.