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#TamilNadu : Congress Central Leadership Steps In To Resolve Alliance Tension With DMK
When pointed out that Chief Minister M K Stalin, the ruling DMK president, had made it “amply clear” that there would be no coalition government or power-sharing in Tamil Nadu, the Congress election in-charge maintained a cautious stance.
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The Congress high command has taken direct control of the brewing discord within the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu, with the party’s election in-charge stating on Wednesday that the leadership is “seized of the situation” following a series of controversial remarks by state leaders.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, the AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu, Girish Chodankar, addressed the growing demands for power-sharing and the subsequent backlash from the DMK leadership.
“The JSO (Joint Secretarial Office/High Command) has already issued a clear statement on this. Whatever the situation is, our high command is seized of the matter and will take the necessary decision,” the leader said, when asked if show-cause notices or disciplinary action would be initiated against leaders like MP Manickam Tagore for their public outbursts against the Dravidian ally.
When pointed out that Chief Minister M K Stalin, the ruling DMK president, had made it “amply clear” that there would be no coalition government or power-sharing in Tamil Nadu, the Congress election in-charge maintained a cautious stance.
“Yes, we have to fight together. Regarding the state government structure, we will discuss it. We are going to discuss this with our partners,” he remarked, downplaying immediate signs of a rift while acknowledging that the demand for cabinet berths remains a point of future deliberation.