On March 23, Vijayakanth announced his decision to join forces with MNK - a combination of two Communist parties, Dalit party VCK and Vaiko's MDMK. (File photo)
Chennai:
Ten district secretaries and five legislators of actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth's DMDK today said their party must align with the DMK and end its alliance with the four-party People's Welfare Front.
Addressing the media in Chennai, DMDK propaganda secretary VC Chandrakumar said: "The decision to align with the MNK (People's Welfare Front) was taken within Vijayakanth's household, without consulting party leaders or cadres."
He said party leaders and cadres had told Vijayakanth that the DMDK should align with the DMK to unseat the AIADMK in next month's Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
"Only DMDK MLAs and partymen were affected the most in the form of cases (registered against them) during the five years of AIADMK rule," he said.
He said the disgruntled party legislators and district secretaries were not quitting the DMDK now.
"We are appealing to Vijayakanth through the media to rescind the alliance with MNK and join with DMK," he said.
On March 23, Vijayakanth announced his decision to join forces with MNK - a combination of two Communist parties, Dalit party VCK and Vaiko's MDMK.
The alliance declared that Vijayakanth will be its chief ministerial candidate.
As per the deal, the DMDK will put up candidates in 124 of the 234 seats. The remaining will be shared among the other four parties.
"On March 24 itself we wrote to Vijayakanth expressing our opposition to the alliance and requesting him to review the decision," Mr Chandrakumar said. "We told him the decision to align with MNK will destroy the party."
He said 95 per cent of party members favoured an alliance with DMK.
"The decision to align with the AIADMK in 2011 was in line with the party cadres' wish. Today the situation has reversed," he said.
On Monday, after sealing a seat sharing pact with the Congress, the DMK said no more parties will be included in the alliance.
Addressing the media in Chennai, DMDK propaganda secretary VC Chandrakumar said: "The decision to align with the MNK (People's Welfare Front) was taken within Vijayakanth's household, without consulting party leaders or cadres."
He said party leaders and cadres had told Vijayakanth that the DMDK should align with the DMK to unseat the AIADMK in next month's Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
"Only DMDK MLAs and partymen were affected the most in the form of cases (registered against them) during the five years of AIADMK rule," he said.
He said the disgruntled party legislators and district secretaries were not quitting the DMDK now.
"We are appealing to Vijayakanth through the media to rescind the alliance with MNK and join with DMK," he said.
On March 23, Vijayakanth announced his decision to join forces with MNK - a combination of two Communist parties, Dalit party VCK and Vaiko's MDMK.
The alliance declared that Vijayakanth will be its chief ministerial candidate.
As per the deal, the DMDK will put up candidates in 124 of the 234 seats. The remaining will be shared among the other four parties.
"On March 24 itself we wrote to Vijayakanth expressing our opposition to the alliance and requesting him to review the decision," Mr Chandrakumar said. "We told him the decision to align with MNK will destroy the party."
He said 95 per cent of party members favoured an alliance with DMK.
"The decision to align with the AIADMK in 2011 was in line with the party cadres' wish. Today the situation has reversed," he said.
On Monday, after sealing a seat sharing pact with the Congress, the DMK said no more parties will be included in the alliance.
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