Overview
- Edappadi K. Palaniswami said he met Amit Shah in New Delhi on January 7 to brief him on Tamil Nadu’s political situation.
- He said PMK has joined the NDA in the state under AIADMK’s lead and hinted that additional parties could follow.
- He asserted there is no scope for reinducting O. Panneerselvam into AIADMK and said Shah would not intervene in the party’s internal matters.
- He contended that crime has increased since the DMK took office, citing concerns over the safety of women and children.
- He maintained the alliance would win the assembly election due in the first half of the year and said the Shah meeting did not cover alliance or seat-sharing.