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Thirumavalavan alleges DMK and AIADMK offered him CM role to block Vijay TVK

Politics
Published on 12 May 2026
Thirumavalavan alleges DMK and AIADMK offered him CM role to block Vijay TVK

He says they wanted him to become CM

VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan has claimed that both DMK and AIADMK approached him with an offer for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s post. He says the move was linked to forming an alliance meant to keep C Joseph Vijay’s TVK out of power. Thirumavalavan adds that VCK considered the proposal internally and rejected it amid heightened political activity before the TVK government’s floor test.

  • Thirumavalavan says DMK and AIADMK offered him CM
  • Claimed aim was keeping Vijay’s TVK away from power
  • VCK internally reviewed and rejected the proposal
  • Comments come ahead of TVK’s floor test
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