AMMK’s decision on alliance to be revealed by leader of senior partner, says Dhinakaran

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Saturday clarified that the leader of the alliance his party joins would announce the AMMK’s entry.

Talking to journalists after paying floral tributes to the statue of former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran on Anna Salai here, Mr. Dhinakaran said he had “committed” himself to a formation and would stick to his word, a quality known to the leader of the formation.

Queries declined

To persistent queries, Mr. Dhinakaran refused to divulge details of his party’s senior partner.

To a question whether he would attend a rally to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Madurantakam later next week, as reflected on a hoarding, the AMMK leader said just like former president of the BJP’s State unit K. Annamalai, there were others in the national party who were fond of him.

One such person had put up the hoarding possibly “out of enthusiasm”, Mr. Dhinakaran added.

The AMMK leader reiterated that no party would be able to secure an absolute majority of its own in the upcoming Assembly election and there would be a coalition government in the State.

‘Decision in a few days’

Coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Workers’ Rights Retrieval Committee O. Panneerselvam said he would make public his decision on the alliance in “a few days”.

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam.
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To a question, he replied that he was not going to start any new party. To another query, Mr. Panneerselvam said he had not been invited for the Prime Minister’s rally.

He reiterated that all the forces, which had gone out of the AIADMK fold, should come together and run the party on the lines of MGR and Jayalalithaa.