AIADMK faction offers support to Vijay's govt
Chennai, May 13 -- The faction led by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)'s senior legislators C Ve Shanmugam and SP Velumani on Tuesday extended their support to the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government ending days of speculation about a possible rift within the party.
Vijay visited the office of former Tamil Nadu minister CV Shanmugam on Tuesday, signalling a potential shift in the state's legislative alliances.
Upon his arrival, Vijay was warmly received by senior AIADMK leaders, including Shanmugam and SP Velumani.
On April 23, DMK and AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance lost to TVK. AIADMK won 47 seats while TVK got 108 seats. The TVK got support of Left, Congress and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) to form the government.
While Shanmugham claimed that the majority of supporters in his camp decided to support TVK, he did not specify how many MLAs were with him. It is learnt that about 25-27 MLAs are keen to support the TVK, around 22-24 are with the Palaniswami faction.
The rebels have accused Palaniswami of of seeking an alliance with archrival DMK to keep TVK away from power.
Shanumagan said that the majority of party members had rejected the proposal of forming a government with the support of the DMK....
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