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Chennai:The Tamil Nadu Congress, which won all nine seats it contested in the general elections with INDIA ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), is now attempting to strengthen itself from the grassroots as it sets its eyes on what it can achieve independently in the 2026 state elections...
Selvaperunthagai, appointed the state Congress chief in February 2024, said the party should strengthen itself and could not depend on alliance partners to win in the state...
The new Congress chief, party sources say, mooted the idea of contesting the next rural local body polls in the state independently to assess the partys strength or demanding enough representation from its ally DMK at the general body meeting, inviting different opinions from party functionaries...
However, Sriperumbudur MLA Selvaperunthagai has been on a mission to restore the Kamaraj and Congress rule era in Tamil Nadu since the 19 April conclusion of the Lok Sabha polls in the state, after which he and other state Congress leaders embarked on a tour to connect with district and booth-level party workers, address their concerns and rejuvenate them...
Lakshmi Ramachandran, general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, told ThePrint before the results: He (Selvaperunthagai) has been meeting the partys district chiefs and assessing their performance..
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