BJP co-incharge for T.N. says alliance with AIADMK is intact

The AIADMK leadership in Tamil Nadu has been appreciative of PM Narendra Modi’s performance, says Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy

Bharatiya Janata Party’s national co-incharge for Tamil Nadu Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Monday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which the AIADMK is a part of, was intact in Tamil Nadu.

After attending a party meeting in Tiruvannamalai district on strengthening booth-level committees, he told The Hindu that the alliance was intact at present, and any further decision on the alliance would be taken only by the party’s national leadership ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He said the AIADMK leadership in Tamil Nadu was appreciative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and work.

His statement came against the backdrop of the recent controversy surrounding BJP State president K. Annamalai expressing his view that he was not in favour of continuing the alliance with the AIADMK.

On the State president’s statements, Mr. Reddy said, he viewed it in the spirit of Mr. Annamalai’s commitment towards strengthening the party.

“All of us in the BJP want that. That is why I am attending this meeting today in Tiruvannamalai,” he said