DMK MP Kanimozhi has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stating that DMK members will now sit separately from the INDIA alliance in the Lower House. The note signals a sharp distancing by the DMK, an INDIA bloc constituent, from its parliamentary alliance partners after its arrangement with Congress ends, reshaping seat arrangements and opposition coordination.
Senior DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi reiterated her party’s opposition to the governor’s office, saying it naturally clashes with the political interests of Tamil Nadu. Her comments come as the state faces uncertainty after a fractured election outcome, with no single party commanding a clear majority. Kanimozhi stressed that the people’s mandate remains supreme, even amid ambiguity.
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