TVK, post-poll partners move to institutionalise alliance with coordination committee, common minimum programme

Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay meeting with TVK’s post-poll partners at a hotel in Chennai. Photo: Special arrangement.

The first meeting of the post-poll partners of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in Tamil Nadu, held at a private hotel in Chennai on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), signalled the formalisation of the arrangement into a political alliance.TVK president and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay held discussions with leaders of the Congress, IUML, VCK and MDMK on constituting a coordination committee to steer the alliance, framing a common minimum programme, and deciding on a name for the alliance.Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B. Manickam Tagore, Rajya Sabha member Praveen Chakravarty, VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan, Minister Vanni Arasu, general secretary D. Ravikumar, IUML national president K.M. Kader Mohideen, Minister A.M. Shahjahan, MDMK general secretary Vaiko, and Tiruchi Lok Sabha member Durai Vaiko were among the participants. Senior TVK leaders, including Ministers N. Anand, Aadhav Arjuna and R. Nirmalkumar, also attended the session.

C. Joseph Vijay with IUML president K.M. Kader Mohideen (Left) and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B. Manickam Tagore