The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) are said to be on the same page regarding the need to seek a share of power and aim for at least 38 seats (one seat per revenue district) as part of the DMK alliance in the upcoming State Assembly elections.
The strategy was discussed at a meeting in New Delhi attended by senior AICC leaders, Tamil Nadu Congress MPs, AICC in-charge of Tamil Nadu, Girish Chodankar, AICC secretaries, Suraj Hegde, Nivedith Alva, TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai and State Congress Legislature Party leader S. Rajeshkumar. The leaders also discussed the planning of visits of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikarjun Kharge to Tamil Nadu and campaign strategy.
Confirming this, a senior leader who attended the meeting told The Hindu, “The feeling is that if the Telugu Desam Party can allow allies to be part of the government despite having a majority, why can’t the DMK do the same and include the Congress as part of the government?
Despite the fact that the Congress seat-sharing committee had already met Chief Minister MK Stalin and other DMK leaders, doubts were cast over the DMK-Congress alliance due to All India Professionals Congress president Praveen Chakravarty’s meeting with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder Vijay.
Asked if it was discussed, a senior TNCC leader said, “The meeting (with Vijay) was not discussed. It doesn’t matter now. The DMK-Congress alliance is strong.”
Victims of caste atrocities meet Kharg
Tamil Nadu Congress unit leader MP Ranjan Kumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday along with Chinnadurai, Devendiran, Ayyasamy who survived dalit atrocities in Nanguneri, Thoothukudi and Manamadurai.
“They informed our Congress president about what they had experienced and Kharge explained to her how he dealt with such cases and told them that only education will uplift them. He also assured them of all help from the Congress,” Kumar said.
Published – 15 Dec 2025 20:55 IST
