CPI(M) extended support to TVK to prevent BJP’s ‘backdoor rule’: P. Shanmugam
P. Shanmugam, the State secretary of CPI(M), announced support for Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) to prevent President's Rule in Tamil Nadu. He emphasized that the TVK was the only party with the most seats, and failure to form a government would lead to BJP's indirect rule. Shanmugam also criticized the recent hike in petroleum prices, linking it to job losses in the hotel industry and urging the government to reconsider the increase.
- ▪CPI(M) and allied parties supported TVK to avoid President's Rule in Tamil Nadu.
- ▪The TVK was the only party that won the maximum number of seats but failed to secure a majority.
- ▪Shanmugam linked the rise in petroleum prices to job losses in the hotel industry and called for the government to withdraw the hike.
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P. Shanmugam, the State secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on Saturday (May 16, 2026) said his party, along with the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), had extended support to Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the government in order to prevent the imposition of President’s Rule in Tamil Nadu.Talking to reporters after participating in a demonstration condemning the hike in the prices of petroleum products, Mr. Shanmugam made it clear that the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) had not supported the TVK. Neo-Dravidianism and the 2026 Tamil Nadu electoral realignment“The TVK failed to secure a majority. Both the DMK and the AIADMK also could not get adequate numbers to form the government.
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