The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) and All India Congress Committee (AICC) are reportedly on the same page regarding the need to push for a share in power and to seek not less than 38 seats (one seat per revenue district) as a part of the DMK alliance in the upcoming State Assembly election.
The strategy was discussed at a meeting in New Delhi in which AICC senior leaders, Congress Tamil Nadu MPs, AICC in charge for Tamil Nadu, Girish Chodankar, AICC secretaries, Suraj Hegde, Nivedith Alva, TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai and State Congress Legislative Party leader, S. Rajeshkumar participated. The leaders also discussed scheduling of the visits of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikarjun Kharge to Tamil Nadu and the campaign strategy.
Confirming this a senior leader, who attended the meeting, told The Hindu, “The feeling is that when Telugu Desam Party can let allies be a part of the government despite having a majority, why can’t the DMK do the same and include Congress as a part of the government?”
Despite the fact that the Congress seat sharing committee had already met the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and other DMK leaders, doubts were cast over DMK-Congress alliance because of All India Professionals’ Congress chairman, Praveen Chakravarty’s meeting with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder, Vijay.
Asked if this was discussed, a senior TNCC leader said, “The meeting (with Vijay) was not discussed. It doesn’t matter now. The DMK-Congress alliance is strong.”
Victims of caste atrocities meet Kharge
Tamil Nadu Congress SC department head M.P. Ranjan Kumar on Sunday along with Chinnadurai, Devendiran, Ayyasamy, who are survivors of Dalit atrocities in Nanguneri, Thoothukudi and Manamadurai, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
“They apprised our Congress president of what they experienced and Kharge ji explained how he dealt with such instances and told them that only education will uplift them. He also assured them of all the help from the Congress party,” Mr Kumar said.
Published – December 15, 2025 08:55 pm IST
