A realignment of political forces appears to be on the cards with the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder-general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran following the example of his erstwhile colleague O. Panneerselvam and distancing himself from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
While paying homage to Pulithevan, the 18th century rebel against the British, in Tenkasi on Monday (September 1, 2025), the AMMK chief stated that in 2024 when his party was a constituent of the NDA, the idea was to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister again. “2026 is different,” he pointed out, adding that by December, his party would decide about the alliance. The immediate provocation for Mr. Dhinakaran’s observation appears to be the “persistent neglect” of his party by the BJP national leadership and its allies in Tamil Nadu.
