Tussle in AIADMK-BJP alliance; OPS pitches for truce

O Panneerselvam issued a statement stating that the AIADMK-BJP alliance will continue without any second opinion after former Tamil Nadu Minister C Ve Shanmugam said that the AIADMK alliance with BJP led to their defeat in the 2021 Assembly polls.

Chennai:Signs of the rift are emerging in the AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu after former minister C Ve Shanmugam on Tuesday blamed BJP for AIADMK's loss in the recent state Assembly polls. Shamugan, at a public event in Villupuram, said that AIADMK lost minority votes because of its alliance with the BJP. He stated that the minorities voted against the alliance and it turned out as a major factor for AIADMK's defeat in the recently concluded assembly polls in the state.

Meanwhile, BJP state general secretary KT Raghavan condemned Shanmugam's remark blaming the party for the election debacle in Tamil Nadu by saying that his charges are baseless and such kind of remarks on a public forum is unacceptable. He also urged AIADMK leadership to explain the party's stand over the issue.

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O Panneerselvam statement

However, amid the blame game between the AIADMK and BJP leaders over the assembly poll results, former deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday issued a statement stating that the AIADMK-BJP alliance will continue without any second opinion. He said that AIADMK's alliance with the BJP is intact while affirming faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Considering the interest of the nation and also the welfare of Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK-BJP alliance will continue and there is no second opinion on this," he said.

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