This comes after DMK chief and CM Stalin on Saturday attacked the BJP and AIADMK leadership and said that the people of the state will never tolerate a "treacherous alliance that bows to Delhi and betrays Tamil Nadu."
Tamil Nadu Opposition leader and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his unwavering support and said that the party will work closely with "NDA allies" to realise the aspirations of the people and contribute to his "transformative vision."
Shah added, "These elections will be contested under the leadership of PM Modi on a national level and under the leadership of AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami on the state level..."
"AIADMK has supported the resolution moved by the government to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka. During Congress's tenure, DMK leaders were also Central ministers. At that time, why didn't they take any steps to retrieve Katchatheevu island?" Palaniswami said while talking to
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) spokesperson Kovai Sathyan attacked DMK for critising Eddapadi K Palaniswami over meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah earlier this week.
Amid the speculations over reunion AIADMK and BJP, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AlADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said that a decision on alliance will be made when elections comes near.
"Various issues of Tamil Nadu were discussed with Union Minister Amit Shah. We stressed two-language policy should continue in the State. Requested to release funds and implement various schemes for Railway projects," the AIADMK leader told reporters in Delhi.
AIADMK general secretary Eddapadi K Palaniswami lashed out at the incumbent state DMK government and also questioned the formation of the INDIA alliance.
Following Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) and liquor-supplying companies in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji denied the charges and stated that the state government would face this legally.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, accusing him of playing a "double game" with the BJP-led Centre. He said that his party would follow only the two-language policy.
Actor and the leader of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, on Saturday criticised the Tamil Nadu government for its 'failure' to fulfil the promise to scrap the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and accused Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of "betraying" people of the state.