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CHENNAI, MAR 1
The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu signed seat-sharing pact with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) for the April 6 assembly election, apportioning them three and two seats, respectively, on Monday and engaged two other allies.
கழக தலைவர் @mkstalin அவர்களுடன் மனித நேய மக்கள் கட்சி தலைவர் பேராசிரியர் @jawahirullah_MH அவர்கள் நடத்திய பேச்சுவார்த்தையின்படி, 2021-சட்டப்பேரவை பொதுத்தேர்தலில், திமுக தலைமையிலான கூட்டணியில் இரு தொகுதிகளில் அக்கட்சி போட்டியிட முடிவானது.
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— DMK (@arivalayam) March 1, 2021
The DMK is close to clinching the deal with Vaiko’s Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and talks are on with Thol Thirumavalavan-led VCK party.
VCK leader said his party had conveyed its desired number of seats to the DMK leaders during the seat-sharing talks.
The parleys are likely to continue tomorrow.
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MDMK deputy general secretary Mallai C Sathya, who led a four-member team for the talks with the DMK leaders at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, here said “our party leader (Vaiko) and DMK president (M K Stalin) will finalise the deal hopefully tomorrow.”
Announcing that three seats have been finalised for his party, at the end of the two-day deliberation which concluded on Monday, IUML national president M Kader Mohideen said his party had sought five seats.
“We agreed and signed the deal for three seats after the DMK said they are not in a position to allocate more seats as many allies have to be accommodated,” Mohideen told reporters.
After inking the pact, MMK leader M H Jawhirullah said his party has been given two seats.
