Each party has its own policy: AIADMK chief

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said his party would take a call on allying with other parties during the 2026 Assembly election.

Answering a volley of questions as to whether his party would strike an electoral deal with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which was launched by actor Vijay recently, Mr. Palaniswami said:

“We still have one and a half years to go [for the Assembly poll].  He [Mr. Vijay] has just started his party. He has held the party’s first State-level conference. The coalition will be formed depending upon the situation prevailing at the time of the [Assembly] poll.”

When asked about the TVK chief’s idea of a coalition government, the AIADMK leader replied, “Each party has its policy. He has stated his position. It would not be proper on my part to comment whether his stand is right or wrong.”

When quizzed whether he would agree to an offer of a power-sharing arrangement from Mr. Vijay — under which he [Mr, Palaniswami] could be Chief Minister and the latter, Deputy Chief Minister — Mr. Palaniswami responded that he could not answer hypothetical questions.

He, however, hastened to add that “we have our policy for the AIADMK. We have been functioning well as per the policy set by our party’s [previous] leaders.”

He reiterated that an alliance issue would be decided in tune with the political situation prevalent at the time of the election. His party had a “stable policy” and would not “deviate” from it.

When pointed out that Mr. Vijay did not criticize his party much, Mr. Palaniswami observed that “this means that the AIADMK has been doing good.”