NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MARCH 9
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu on Saturday allotted 10 seats in the state and neighbouring Puducherry to the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and gave MNM one seat for the 2025 Rajya Sabha polls.
Had an extremely fruitful meeting with Thiru MK Stalin and we are happy to announce that our alliance with the DMK for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has been sealed for the Lok Sabha Elections!
The INDIA alliance is all set to send 40 MPs to the Lok Sabha and it will form the next… pic.twitter.com/jkv3I3ufHP
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) March 9, 2024
The Dravidian party gave Congress nine seats in Tamil Nadu, besides the lone Puducherry segment. DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin and TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai finalised the deal, in the presence of AICC leaders KC Venugopal and Ajoy Kumar.
- DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin and TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai finalised the deal, in the presence of AICC leaders KC Venugopal and Ajoy Kumar
- MNM will do campaign related work in the 39 Lok Sabha seats in TN and the lone Puducherry segment
Addressing reporters, Venugopal exuded confidence of the DMK-led combine winning all 40 seats in TN and Puducherry and said the ‘bonding’ between the Congress and the DMK “is intact.”
இந்தியாவின் பன்மைத்துவத்தைக் காக்க தெற்கிலிருந்து ஒலிக்கும் போர் முரசு!
நாட்டுக்கு நன்மை வேண்டும்,
நம் கைகள் இணைய வேண்டும்!#KamalHaasan#MakkalNeedhiMaiam pic.twitter.com/olJ4TuouoY— Makkal Needhi Maiam | மக்கள் நீதி மய்யம் (@maiamofficial) March 9, 2024
Actor Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Saturday joined the ruling DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu and extended its support for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Amid speculations that Haasan’s party might be allotted seats to contest the Parliamentary polls, the DMK gave MNM one seat for the 2025 Rajya Sabha polls.
Haasan and the ruling party President and Chief Minister M K Stalin finalised the deal at the DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam here.
Speaking to reporters after clinching the deal, Haasan said his move to join the alliance was done for the sake of the country and not for any consideration for post.
He extended his party’s “full support” to the alliance.
MNM will do campaign related work in the 39 Lok Sabha seats in TN and the lone Puducherry segment, according to the understanding arrived at by the two leaders.