Mr. Thirumavalavan told The Hindu that it was crucial to keep the alliance intact and be a part of the winning alliance
VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan has been at the forefront of organising several protests against various issues of relevance to this State – NEET, CAA-NRC-NPR, Farm Laws, Manusmriti – and in shaping Tamil Nadu’s ideological opposition to the BJP and ruling AIADMK in the last five years. A few days ago, Mr. Thirumavalavan formally committed to stay in the secular progressive alliance led by the DMK and was allotted six Assembly constituencies. While his party cadre has expressed displeasure at DMK’s decision to allot just half the number of seats originally sought by VCK, Mr. Thirumavalavan told The Hindu that it was crucial to keep the alliance intact and be a part of the winning alliance. Excerpts from the interview:
The VCK has played a strong role in shaping the ideological opposition to the BJP-AIADMK in the State. Yet, DMK has allotted only 6…