Tamil Nadu Assembly election: AIADMK chief says ‘no information’ amid experiences of bid to convey Vijay’s TVK into NDA

AIADMK deputy basic secretary Okay.P. Munusamy on Monday (March 9, 2026) mentioned he had “no information” about renewed makes an attempt to accommodate the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor Vijay, within the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the State.   

Mr. Munusamy was responding to this journalist when it was identified to him that AIADMK basic secretary Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami’s response to the TVK’s recent announcements for women was pretty matter of truth. In Salem on Sunday (March 8), Mr. Palaniswami noticed that Mr. Vijay made these bulletins simply because the chief of another political get together would do forward of elections. On the identical day, a spokesperson of the State unit of the BJP urged the TVK chief to contemplate becoming a member of the NDA so {that a} division in anti-DMK votes may very well be prevented within the State. 

Per week in the past, the AIADMK chief, after assembly Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, mentioned there have been possibilities of some extra events becoming a member of the alliance, as talks have been in progress. Last Saturday (March 7), former AIADMK Minister Sellur Okay. Raju, whereas responding to a query on sure points regarding the private lifetime of the TVK chief, blamed the ruling DMK for orchestrating a “smear campaign” in opposition to Mr. Vijay. 

According to experiences in sections of the media, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party (JSP) president, Okay. Pawan Kalyan, had been making an attempt to convey the TVK into the NDA. When he was in Chennai to deal with a public occasion in May final yr, he instructed journalists that he did not need to underestimate Mr. Vijay and his entry into politics. In his State, Mr. Pawan Kalyan is seen as somebody who had performed a key function in bringing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the BJP collectively a couple of years in the past and ultimately, in unseating the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), led by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, from energy in June 2024.  

Courting TVK

At one stage, each the AIADMK and BJP had overtly courted the TVK. During Mr. Palaniswami’s go to to Komarapalayam in Namakkal on October 8, 2025, as a part of his State-wide tour to canvass individuals for help, a few individuals held up the TVK flag, prompting the AIADMK chief to comment that “a beginning” had been made for the alliance. This was after a stampede occurred on the TVK chief’s rally in Karur in September 2025, resulting in the dying of 41 individuals. In the Assembly, the AIADMK staged a walkout over the Karur matter and Mr. Palaniswami, chatting with reporters exterior the Assembly chamber, had argued that the tragedy might have been prevented if the State authorities had ensured sufficient police safety. 

However, in current months, the Dravidian main and TVK have fallen out, with each side criticising one another.