Tamil Nadu Today: Congress breaks ties with DMK; joins TVK alliance
The Congress party has ended its long-standing alliance with the DMK in Tamil Nadu and has formed a new partnership with actor C. Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). This shift comes as Vijay seeks to claim the formation of a new government in the state. Additionally, the release of Class 12 Board exam results has been postponed due to the ongoing political changes.
- ▪Congress has ended its over two-decade alliance with the DMK in Tamil Nadu.
- ▪The party has formed a new alliance with Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
- ▪Vijay has met with the Tamil Nadu Governor to stake his claim to form the government.
- ▪The announcement of Class 12 Board exam results has been postponed amid the political transition.
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1. Congress snaps ties with DMK; extends support to Vijay’s TVKUnilaterally snapping its over-two-decades-old ties with the DMK in Tamil Nadu, the Congress announced an alliance with actor C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) “founded on mutual respect, appropriate share, and shared responsibility between the two parties.”The DMK and Congress had joined hands ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, and their relationship had remained largely intact, except for a brief separation during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.Announcing support for TVK, AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu, Girish Chodankar, said the alliance is not only for the formation of this government, but also for future elections to local body organisations, the Lok Sabha, and the Rajya Sabha.2.
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