Chennai, June 6 -- Former AIADMK MLA Govindasamy, who joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday, said TVK follows the governance model of former Chief Ministers MG Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu.

"AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami was speaking about aligning with the DMK, which he described as the party's political opponent. I had repeatedly urged Palaniswami to safeguard the AIADMK, but claimed my appeals were ignored. I chose to join TVK as I believe the party, led by Vijay, is currently providing governance in the way of former Chief Ministers M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu."

Over 300 members from AIADMK officially joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday at the pa...