Chennai, June 27 -- The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) on Saturday announced its withdrawal from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, saying the party would decide on its future electoral alliances at an appropriate time.

The decision was taken through a resolution passed at the party's General Council meeting. According to the resolution, the MDMK said it had remained a part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance for the past nine years based on a resolution adopted by its High-Level Committee meeting held earlier today.

The party said it had joined and continued in the alliance out of ideological commitment to prevent "communal political forces" from gaining ground in Tamil Nadu and to uphold the principles of...