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Chennai:For over two weeks, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), an Ambedkarite party in Tamil Nadu, has been needling its alliance partner, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), amid talks of a rift emerging within the alliance...
The friction between the two parties centres on VCKs desire for a share of power in the government, a demand made and reiterated ever since they entered electoral politics in 1999...
Speaking at a party event Thursday, a video of which is available onYouTube, he said that the VCK will get power one day, but till then, being in an alliance with the DMK is safe for the party...
On Friday, media persons in Delhi asked CM Stalin about the alleged rift between DMK and VCK over the latters demand of sharing power, to which he said it was not an issue since its one of the core principles of their party and there is nothing new in it..
When asked about the VCKs comments, DMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi said that the alliance with the VCK had remained intact for three consecutive elections and would continue into the 2026 assembly election as well.. Comments by the second rung leaders of VCK doesnt matter when the leader of the party has taken a strong decision to be with DMK, he said...
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