BJP leadership will decide and announce firming up of alliance with AIADMK Murugan

Chennai, Dec 4 (PTI) The decision on firming up alliance
with the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu and formally announcing
it will be made by the BJP high command, the party's state
unit chief L Murugan said here on Friday.
Murugan's remarks comes weeks after AIADMK top leaders O
Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami announced at an event
attended by BJP veteran and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
that the alliance forged for 2019 Lok Sabha elections between
the two parties will continue for next year's Assembly polls.
Apparently indicating that alliance with AIADMK for the
Assembly election next year is yet to be confirmed, Murugan
said, "the leadership in Delhi will decide and make an
announcement."
Responding to a reporter's query on whether BJP's
alliance with the AIADMK has been firmed up, he said his
party high command is in touch with the AIADMK leaders and
that his leadership will "decide on it and announce."
During Shahs visit here on November 21, AIADMK
coordinator and deputy chief minister Panneerselvam had
announced that his party's alliance with the BJP will
continue for the 2021 assembly elections also, which was
endorsed by Palaniswami.
On Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth's announcement on
launching a political party next month, Murugan said everyone
has a right to launch a party in a democracy.
He described the veteran actor as "patriotic."
"It is annan (elder brother) Rajini's right to launch
his party. Let him (first) launch his party as he has
announced.
We will decide our stand under the guidance of our
high command (later)," Murugan said when asked if the BJP
would forge an alliance with the actor.
He asserted that the National Democratic Alliance will
storm to power in Tamil Nadu in 2021.
Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are due in April-May 2021.
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