NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance” as leaders of the parties met for the second time at the TVK headquarters in Chennai.TVK sources cited by news agency PTI had earlier confirmed that key alliance partners, including the Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), would participate in the meeting.
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However, the CPM and CPI have decided to skip the meeting, marking their second consecutive boycott of formal alliance talks since July 1.Explaining the decision, CPM state secretary P Shanmugam said on Tuesday that the Left parties’ outside support would remain strictly issue-based, with the aim of maintaining stability in the Assembly.Adding to the tensions is a growing public rift between the TVK and the Congress over the question of national leadership.Statements from TVK legislators and ministers projecting chief minister Vijay as a potential Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2029 general elections have drawn strong opposition from Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) leaders.Congress minister S Rajesh Kumar has firmly asserted that Rahul Gandhi remains the undisputed leader of the national opposition bloc. He warned that any attempt to undermine this consensus could prompt the party to reconsider its participation in the state cabinet.The TVK leadership subsequently sought to play down the controversy, maintaining that the “Vijay for PM” remarks reflected the personal views of individual lawmakers.
