T.N. will have a coalition govt. after 2026 poll: Anbumani

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday said Tamil Nadu would have a coalition government after the 2026 Assembly election.

He told mediapersons here that the upcoming election in the State would end the “monopoly of the two Dravidian parties in forming the government on their own.” Instead, other parties with a considerable vote share would play a key role in the formation of the government.

Caste Census

Mr. Anbumani further said that had the caste Census been conducted, the DMK would not be in a position to bargain for a greater number of Assembly seats to contest from. This, he contends, was the reason why Chief Minister M.K. Stalin looks to shift the responsibility of conducting the Census onto the Centre.

Mr. Anbumani said that despite being in power since May 2021, the DMK government had only fulfilled around 10% of its poll promises. Some of them, such as exemption for the State from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), had not been fulfilled.

The DMK government has also revised the electricity charges at least five times since coming to power, he said.

Later in the day, he addressed a public meeting at the Muthukadai bus terminus near Ranipet town.

Published - November 08, 2024 12:27 am IST