Overview
- AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran announced the party’s return to the BJP-led alliance and met Tamil Nadu election in‑charge Piyush Goyal in Chennai on January 21.
- Dhinakaran is expected to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s NDA rally near Chennai on January 23, which is billed as a campaign launch event.
- Calling it a “new beginning,” he said compromises made for the common good do not weaken the party and pledged to work for the return of “Amma’s rule.”
- His re-entry follows a September 2025 exit over disputes with AIADMK leader E. Palaniswami and reported outreach, including a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- Observers note the BJP hopes his presence will help consolidate Thevar community support in southern Tamil Nadu against the ruling DMK alliance.