Chennai, June 13 -- PMK's founder S Ramadoss on Thursday announced that he will decide on whom to have an alliance with and reiterated that he will continue to head the party until the 2026 assembly elections.

"I went to his place; he (Anbumani) came to mine, but in the end, the discussions ended in a stalemate. Now, it's either me or him," Ramadoss told reporters at his residence in Villupuram.

"Until the 2026 assembly elections, I am the president of PMK," Ramadoss said. "I will decide on the alliance and the candidates and after 2026 Anbumani can take over. I will never expel him from the party."

PMK, an influential party in Tamil Nadu with a 5% core vote bank from the Vanniyar community, is a key ally of the NDA. Over the decades, ...