Chennai, May 21 -- After the Congress party, which broke ranks with the DMK, allied with the TVK of C Jospeh Vijay and entered the Cabinet after 59 years ushering in the coalition era of governance in Tamil Nadu for the first time, the DMK's oldest ally, the Indian union Muslim League (IUML) on Thursday too announced its decision to join the Council of Ministers, paving the way for first ever major post-poll political realignment in the state.
After getting the nod of the top IUML leaders at the National level, Party President K M Khader Moideen talking to reporters after a meeting of the party's administrative committee announced that IUML has accepted the invitation extended with a big heart by Vijay and decided to join the cabinet as a ...