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New Delhi: Ahead of the floor test in Tamil Nadu assembly, a rebel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faction led by C.Ve. Shanmugam has declared support to chief minister C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Tuesday (May 12).

Shanmugam accused AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami of having attempted to form a government with the support of the party’s traditional adversary, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

“We founded this party against DMK. For 53 years, our politics have been against the DMK. Given this history, a proposal suggesting that an AIADMK government be formed with the support of the DMK was put forward; however, the majority of our members rejected and opposed it,” said Shanmugam to reporters in Chennai.

“If we were to form an alliance with the DMK, the AIADMK would cease to exist. They refused to accept such a scenario. We currently stand without any alliance, and our focus must now be on revitalising and strengthening our own party. We ultimately decided to extend our........

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