VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan on Saturday handed official support letter to TVK’s Aadhav Arjuna, backing Vijay's party to form the next government in Tamil Nadu. With this, Vijay's TVK has achieved the requisite support needed to claim the majority. Sources told Times Now that CM swearing-in could happen tomorrow (Sunday) if Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar gives his approval.
On Friday, TVK secured CPI and CPI(M) support, who have two MLAs each, which took TVK-led alliance tally to 116 (including support of 5 MLAs from Congress) but left it just two short of the magic number.
But with VCK’s two seats are now added, the alliance’s total strength has reached 118 - the exact number needed to form a government in Tamil Nadu.
Soon after VCK extended support to Vijay, former TN CM MK Stalin said, "...I welcome the announcement by our alliance comrades that to avoid the current crisis, even if we express support for the Tamil Nadu Victory Federation to form the government, we continue in the DMK-led secular progressive alliance on the basis of policy."
Hitting out at its alliance partner Congress, Stalin said, "The Congress MLAs who contested and won on behalf of the alliance did not come to Anna Arivalayam to express their thanks. On the same day, the Congress party severed ties with the DMK and proceeded. At the same time, Communist leaders Comrade Shanmugam and Comrade Veerapandian, along with Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi party leader Thirumavalavan, have announced that they will continue to join hands with the DMK and fight for the rights of Tamil Nadu and the welfare of the people, thereby expressing a sense of camaraderie and demonstrating their trust in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which is strong in policy."
"At this crucial time of testing, I express my deepest gratitude from the heart to all the alliance movement leaders who stood firmly with us, including Professor Aaya Kather Mohideen, Annan Vaiko, Sister Premalatha Vijayakanth, Professor Jawahirlulla, and brothers Eswaran and Tamimun Ansari. No amount of thanks or praise can suffice for their steadfastness...It is my personal wish that the new government, which will be formed, continues those schemes, which were conceived with far-sighted thinking and rich planning...," Stalin added.
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