Edappadi Delivers a Stern Message to Ally BJP on Coalition Govt Issue

Shah must refrain from raking up the issue, or AIADMK may look for alternatives, say analysts

- T MURUGANANDHAM @ Chennai

EVEN as a section of the BJP leaders continues to insist that a coalition government will be formed after the 2026 Assembly elections, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami may have put an end to speculations, delivering what analysts say is a stern message to the BJP that the AIADMK will independently form the government.

Speaking at an AIADMK meeting in Thiruthuraipoondi (Tiruvarur district) on Saturday night, Palaniswami said, "They (the DMK) are saying that in the AIADMK-BJP alliance, we will share power if we form the government. Mr Stalin, let me make this clear: We are not gullible. The AIADMK will win the polls with a majority and form the government on its own."

Palaniswami said the BJP joined the AIADMK-led alliance to unseat the DMK government, which is "corrupt and anti-people".

"Unlike you, we are not desperate to bring our heir to power. It is the will of the people that matters, and we will fulfil that," he added.