said V Karthikeyan, State secre tary of the AMMK advo cates wing. Wondering why such treatment was being meted out

A re-alignment of political forces on the cards in Tamil Nadu

A realignment of political forces appears to be on the cards, with AMMK foun-der general secretary TTV. Dhinakaran following the example of his erstwhile colleague . Panneersel vam and distancing him self from the National democratic Alliance (NDA).

While paying homage to Pulithevan, the 18 Centa-ry rebel against the British, in Tenkasi on Monday September 1), the AMMK leader said that in 2024, when his party was a con stituent of the NDA, the idea was to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister again. “2026 is different,”

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he said, adding that by De cember, his party would decide on the alliance

The immediate provoca tion for Mr. Dhinakaran’s remarks appears to be the “persistent neglect of his party by the BJP national leadership and its allies in Tamil Nadu.

No meeting

After the BJP revived its ties with the AIADMK in April, there had been no meeting between Mr. Dhinakaran and BJP national leaders, The absence of the AMMK chief or his representative was conspicuous at a re cent conference of the Ta mizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), led by John Pandian, in Dindigul

on August 24, and at the death anniversary of Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopa nar founder G.K. Moopa nar in Chennai a week la ter

“We were not invited to both functions,” said V Karthikeyan, State secre tary of the AMMK advo cates wing. Wondering why such treatment was being meted out to the AMMK though Mr. Dhinak aran had, all along, main tained that his party was part of the NDA, Mr. Kar thikeyan recalled that his party had “strongly backed Mr. John Pandian, who contested unsuccess fully on the BJP symbol in Tenkasi during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, and se

TTV. Dhinakaran has distanced himself from the NDA ahead of the 2026 Asssembly election

cured about 2.08 lakh votes.

On Saturday (August 30), AIADMK former inte rim general secretary V.K. Sasikala issued a statement in which she renewed her call for unity. This sur

prised many, as the state ment did not indicate the context in which it was is sued.

Sengottalyan’s statement

On Tuesday, AIADMK vete ran and former School Education Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan, who has been maintaining a low profile, told journalists at Gobichertypalayam Erode district that he would meet them on Fri day September 5) to “speak my mind”. in

In February, he did not attend a function organ ised by a body of farmers to felicitate AIADMK gener al secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami at Annur in Coimbatore district, as the

images of former Chief Mi-nisters M.G. Ramachan dran and Jayalalithaa were not featured in the invita tion and banners put up for the event. Two months later, he indicated that he had sorted out his diffe rences with Mr. Palanivwa mi, and said the AIADMK was on the right path within the organisation. However, in early July, when Mr. Palaniswami launched his State-wide tour, Mr. Sengottaiyan was not present

Mr. Panneerselvam, ADMK Workers’ Rights Re trieval Committee coordi nator, made it clear on Monday September that he had left the NDA. He al so welcomed the state

meist of Ms. Sasikala, and said this had been his stand, too. A. Subburathi nam, secretary of the elec slon wing of the commit-tee, said the immediate priority of Mr. Panneersel vam was to strengthen the party by unifying all

As the AIADMK general secretary has been firm on not accommodating Mr. Panneerselvam, Mr. Dhi nakaran, and Ms. Sasikala, the latest developments have led to speculation about the possibility of a meeting among the three and Mr. Sengottaiyan. It re mains to be seen whether the leaders would have a the-up with the Tamilaga Vettri Kashagam (TVK), led by Vijay

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