There could be speculation but we know the truth,” Raj Mohan said on Monday. Amid speculation of a possible entry of the Pattali Makkal Katchi or PMK, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister and TVK leader Raj Mohan has sought to reassure the VCK (Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi). His assurance came a day after VCK minister Vanni Arasu warned that his party would walk out of the TVK-led alliance if the PMK joined. “VCK is a pillar of our Secular Social Justice Alliance, our alliance is strong. Thol Thirumavalavan is our brother. His remarks come as VCK deputy general secretary and Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu drew a clear red line over the possible entry of the PMK.
“If PMK comes into the TVK alliance, we will walk out. The ministerial post is less important to me than Thol Thirumavalavan and the VCK,” Vanni Arasu said at a party meeting in Tindivanam on Sunday, reiterating that his party would not be part of an alliance that includes the PMK or the BJP.
The ministerial post is less important to me than Thol Thirumavalavan and the VCK,” Vanni Arasu said at a party meeting in Tindivanam on Sunday, reiterating that his party would not be part of an alliance that includes the PMK or the BJP. “If PMK comes into the TVK alliance, we will walk out. The issue has implications beyond alliance arithmetic. The VCK’s presence strengthens TVK’s social justice pitch and its claim to represent a broader social coalition. Chief Minister Vijay’s cabinet has eight Dalit ministers, an important part of the government’s social justice positioning. It is supported by the Congress, which has five MLAs, and the VCK and IUML, which have two each, while the CPI and CPM with two law makers each extend support from outside. The PMK has four MLAs.
