Vijayakanth''s wife and DMDK Treasurer Premalatha said her party cadres'' wish is their ''Captain'' to be a ''king'' (and not a king maker) in the next assembly election for which they favour going it alone. Her announcement, which came even as a host of AIADMK leaders led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam wishing

Vijayakanth on his 68th birthday , appeared to have irked the ruling party. Senior AIADMK leader and Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar asserted that the assembly polls next year will be fought under his party''s leadership and the alliance formed during 2019 Lok Sabha elections will continue for the hustings in 2021 as well. He, however, said the DMDK leader''s statement did not indicate a rift in the alliance. AIADMK led the NDA in the state in the last Lok Sabha polls and the other key constituents included BJP and the PMK. "It is the wish of our cadres that the DMDK leader Vijayakanth should be the King," Premalatha told reporters here after distributing sweets to party members at his residence here on his birthday. Asked if her party will face the assembly election in the present alliance or go it alone, she replied, "there is still plenty of time for polls.

" In due course, Vijayakanth will convene the party''s executive committee and general council and announce the stand in December or January. "We are still in the AIADMK alliance now," she said and added that during a recent video conference interaction, the party cadres expressed their wish that Vijayakanth be a ''king'' and that DMDK should face the polls by itself. "Our cadres are enthused and have huge expectations in the 2021 assembly polls," Premalatha said. Responding to Premalatha''s remarks, Jayakumar said that "she has only expressed her view." "The DMDK is still in AIADMK''s alliance. Premalatha''s statement should not be construed as a rift in ties or weakening of the AIADMK. We are still a formidable force as we had been under the leadership of late M G Ramachandran or Jayalalithaa. The next assembly election will be fought under the AIADMK leadership," Jayakumar said.

DMDK deputy general secretary Premalatha Vijayakant on Tuesday expressed ambiguity over her party continuing to feature in the AIADMK-led alliance during the Assembly election next year.

Speaking to the media, Premaltha said though the DMDK was with the AIADMK as of now, the collective wish of the cadre is that the party should contest alone. She said that the decision would be made public in December or January.


Chapters
00:00 Start
01:37 Vijayakanth's selfie pic
02:37 Jayakumar's Reaction
05:21 DMK -DMDK Alliance
09:42 Premalatha's big plan

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Host & Script: Se.Tha Elangovan | Camera: N.Karthick | Edit Ajith

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