Overview
- Congress MP Manickam Tagore said alliances are essential in Tamil Nadu and urged shifting talks from seat allocation to sharing governmental power.
- Girish Chodankar, the party’s in-charge for Tamil Nadu, called the DMK a trusted ally and dismissed the prospect of an alliance with Vijay’s TVK.
- Media reports say Congress has sought 38 Assembly seats and three cabinet berths in a DMK-led government, a claim not confirmed by official negotiators.
- TVK spokesperson Felix Gerald described Congress as a potential partner based on ties between Vijay and Rahul Gandhi, even as Congress publicly holds to the DMK.
- An off-record meeting between Vijay and Congress aide Praveen Chakravarty, followed by a post comparing Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh debt, drew internal pushback as talks continue ahead of the April–May vote.