Tamil Nadu election 2026: Velmurugan’s Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Katchi exits DMK alliance; rules out joining NDA

T Velmurugan's TVK Exits DMK Alliance In First Setback For Ruling Coalition

The TVK leader further accused sections of senior officials of providing "factually incorrect inputs" about him to the state government

Tamil Nadu election 2026: Velmurugan’s Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Katchi exits DMK alliance; rules out joining NDA

Mr. Velmurugan, accusing DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of displaying “big brotherly attitude,” charged the DMK has succumbed to the pressures of bureaucrats “influenced and guided by RSS ideology” in not conducting caste-wise census.

Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Katchi Quits DMK Alliance Citing ‘Big Brother’ Attitude - News Today

Chennai, Mar 22: In a political setback ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) has announced its exit from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA). Party founder T. Velmurugan, who is the sitting MLA from Panruti constituency in Cuddalore district, said the decision was taken due to dissatisfaction over being “ignored” by the DMK and what he described as the ruling party’s “big brother attitude.”…