Overview
- TNCC chief K. Selvaperunthagai said he had no knowledge of any Praveen Chakravarty–Vijay meeting and maintained that talks are only with the DMK.
- An AICC-appointed five-member panel began seat-sharing discussions on December 4 by meeting M.K. Stalin in Chennai.
- The Hindu reported an unverified Chakravarty–Vijay meeting that irked senior TNCC leaders, who called it unauthorized parallel outreach, and Chakravarty did not respond to queries.
- TVK sources said they remain hopeful of an alliance with Congress even as Congress signals continuity with the DMK.
- The panel is led by Girish Chodankar and includes K. Selvaperunthagai, Rajesh Kumar, Suraj M N Hegde, and Nivedith Alva.