Palaniswami's Tamil Nadu Alliance Remark Sparks Backtrack Buzz, BJP Says It's Misconstrued

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Last Updated:April 16, 2025, 22:57 IST

AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed that if the confederation led by his party, successful which the BJP is simply a cardinal constituent, wins the Tamil Nadu assembly election, it volition not beryllium a conjugation government

Union Home Minister and BJP person Amit Shah with AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K Palaniswami during a property conference, successful Chennai. (Image: PTI)

The AIADMK connected Wednesday ruled retired the anticipation of a conjugation authorities successful Tamil Nadu if the confederation led by his party, successful which the BJP is the cardinal constituent, wins the 2026 assembly election.

General caput of the AIADMK, Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed that if the confederation wins the assembly election, it volition not beryllium a conjugation government. Trying to quell the backtrack buzz his remarks triggered, the BJP, said the leader’s connection is being “misconstrued".

Last week, Union Home Minister and elder BJP person Amit Shah had said if the NDA wins, it volition signifier a conjugation authorities successful the state. Top BJP sources told CNN-News18 that determination is nary information to the buzz that the AIADMK is an unwilling ally.

“He is saying that the large pb successful the confederation volition beryllium taken by the AIDMK, which is precisely what the location curate said connected the time of the confederation formation. He has not made immoderate remark astir the BJP not being portion of the government. It was assured that precise day, and adjacent earlier that, EPS (Edappadi K Palaniswami) volition beryllium the look of the conjugation and the authorities if it is formed," the sources said.

Speaking to reporters, Palaniswami, answering a question, said Shah had ne'er said determination would beryllium an AIADMK-BJP conjugation authorities successful Tamil Nadu. “He did not accidental that (a conjugation government)," helium said.

He alleged that the applicable contented had been misunderstood, and requested the media to driblet its “tricks". What was declared connected April 11 by Shah was that the AIADMK-BJP confederation volition triumph the polls and a authorities shall beryllium formed, helium said, adding it does not denote a conjugation government.

In effect, Palaniswami ruled retired the scope for sharing powerfulness with the BJP if the confederation wins polls. The AIADMK apical person said Shah besides made it categorical that the confederation volition beryllium led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi astatine the nationalist level and arsenic regards Tamil Nadu, it volition beryllium helmed by him. “You indispensable understand, the substance is clear," helium said.

Reacting to Palaniswami’s comment, BJP Tamil Nadu President Nainar Nagenthran said Shah and Palaniswami volition unneurotic instrumentality a determination connected the substance and helium underscored that the dialog itself for firming up the confederation was held by his party’s nationalist leadership.

In Tamil Nadu, though the DMK and AIADMK had ever formed electoral alliances, they had ne'er shared powerfulness with their allies.

(With PTI inputs)

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April 16, 2025, 22:57 IST

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