Karunanidhi son to form party, join BJP-led NDA alliance |
Giving shape to a broader political front in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, MK Alagiri, elder son of the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi is likely to form his own political party to join hands with BJP led alliance. His younger brother, DMK Chief MK Stalin is aggressively strategising to be the Chief Minister. Assembly polls are due in the state next May. According to sources in the state BJP unit, there has been significant progress in the alliance talks. If everything goes as per the plans of the national party, Alagiri will soon meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 21 during his visit to the state. lagiri`s new political outfit may be called `Kalaignar DMK` or `KDMK.` Alagiri`s son Dayanidhi may also back the new party. “Like Stalin`s son Udayanidhi who heads the DMK youth wing, let Dayanidhi also assume the same position in KDMK. According to the sources, the idea is to announce the new party in Madurai in the presence of about 100-200 close aides of Alagiri and then meeting the Union home minister Amit Shah the next day. Alagiri`s last prominent appearance was in September 2018, when he organised a rally in Chennai, 30 days after the death of his father Karunanidhi. He was removed from DMK in 2014 for anti-party activities.
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