CM Calls Alliance Meet Amid 'Vijay for PM' Push
TVK said the remark backing C Joseph Vijay was not an official party position as Congress warned it would leave unless Rahul Gandhi stays its PM face.
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Times of IndiaCM calls alliance meet amid 'Vijay for PM' push
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has called an alliance meeting for September ninth. Senior TVK ministers are openly promoting Vijay for Prime Minister in 2029. This has caused friction with the Congress party, which backs Rahul Gandhi. TVK ministers invited Congress president Manickam Tagore to the upcoming alliance meeting. Left parties CPI and CPM have not yet decided their attendance.
'Out of affection': TVK clarifies 'Vijay as PM' pitch amid differences with Congress
TVK MLAs and ministers have been advocating for Vijay to be projected as the prime ministerial candidate in the next general elections, a move that has irked the Congress. The grand old party has dismissed the demand and maintained that Rahul Gandhi will remain the choice for the PM post.
Tamil Nadu PCC President B. Manickam Tagore has said that Rahul Gandhi is the Congress's prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. He also clarified that the Congress's stance is that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay should continue as the Chief Minister. Tagore's response comes amid statements by TVK leaders projecting Vijay for the post of Prime Minister. Tagore also criticized the TVK leaders' claim that Vijay wil…
‘It Was Said Out Of Affection’: TVK Clarifies Vijay PM Remark Amid Congress Rift
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has sought to play down the growing political controversy over suggestions that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay could be projected as the Opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. The clarification comes at a time when differences between the TVK and its alliance partner Congress […]
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