"They Humiliated Us": MDMK Chief On Quitting DMK Alliance In Tamil Nadu
After nine years, Tamil Nadu's MDMK has formally snapped ties with DMK's Secular Progressive Alliance at a general council meeting in Chennai, accusing its longtime ally of attempting to quietly install an AIADMK government after the assembly election results, a charge the DMK denies.
"DMK humiliated us. We have stomached all insults until now," MDMK chief Vaiko told NDTV.
The MDMK alleged that after the election in which the AIADMK won 47 seats by aligning with what the resolution called "Hindutva communal forces", certain "behind-the-scenes political deals" had gone against the people's mandate. Attempting to prop up such a government had left the DMK's own secular-alliance slogan meaningless, the MDMK said.
