DMK Deputy General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi broke her silence on the possibility of the two Dravidian majors coming together to keep Vijay out of power. Kanimozhi said that she cannot answer questions on the AIADMK and DMK joining forces, as they are based on rumours and not facts.
As per the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha MP, the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections failing to give any party a simple majority has caused a lot of confusion. Several rumours have stemmed from this confusion and uncertainty. "There are a lot of rumours and I cannot answer all of them," Dinamalar quoted Kanimozhi as saying.
There were unconfirmed reports of M. K. Stalin deciding to support the AIADMK from the outside in an effort to ensure the debutant TVK, which emerged as the single largest party in the state, is unable to form the government. If the two Dravidian parties come together, their smaller allies are more likely to fall in line instead of switching to Vijay's camp. All these theories, as Kanimozhi rightly pointed out, remain rumours with no known legitimacy.
Meanwhile, the Congress has already broken ties with the DMK to support the TVK.
Responding to queries about his recent meeting with DMK President and outgoing Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, the VCK leader maintained that the party remains part of the SPA. He described the meeting with Stalin as a courtesy call between alliance partners. Pressed further on whether the VCK would support an alternative front if it were given a share in power—a long-standing demand of the party—Thirumavalavan reiterated that he would not engage in speculation.
Will VCK join TVK's ranks?
"You are asking questions based on assumptions. Once we deliberate with our core committee, you may raise these questions based on our decided position," he added.
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Thirumavalavan had on Thursday said that his party received a request from the TVK for support and that its high-level committee will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government. "We received the request letter from the TVK. We are thankful for that. We have not ignored his (Vijay's) request. We have a procedure. Therefore, our party's high-level committee will decide soon. We are going to discuss the merits and demerits of our position," he had said.
The Lok Sabha MP has also batted for the TN Governor to invite Vijay to form the government, as the TVK is the single largest party.
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will have to resign from one of the two constituencies he has won. Although the Congress party, which has five MLAs, has extended support to the TVK, the actor-turned-politician's party was still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark in the 234-member House. The CPI, CPI(M), and VCK won two seats each in the elections.
