In a significant political development, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslilmeen (AIMIM) has declared its backing for the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi made the announcement on 16 April 2024 signalling a strategic alliance between the two parties.
According to Owaisi, AIMIM’s Tamil Nadu unit president T. S. Vakeel Ahmed, and other leaders held discussions with AIADMK General Secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswamy.
Palaniswamy reportedly assured AIMIM leaders that his party would refrain from forming electoral alliances with the BJP in the future, securing AIMIM’s support for the upcoming polls.
In a video message, Owaisi urged the people of Tamil Nadu to vote for AIADMK in the Lok Sabha elections. He emphasized that the alliance between AIMIM and AIADMK was forged based on the latter’s commitment to avoiding any alliance with the BJP. He said, “I’m recording a video message for the honourable people of Tamil Nadu to inform them that our party AIMIM has entered into an alliance with AIADMK. Our Tamil Nadu president Mr Vakeel has met Thiru Edappadi K Palaniswami who is the General Secretary of AIADMK and AIADMK has categorically given an assurance that they are not into an alliance with BJP and also in the future they will not be having any alliance with the BJP and they will be opposing CAA, NPR and NRC. That is why our party AIMIM has entered into an electoral alliance with the AIADMK. I will request all the electorate to please exercise your vote in favour of AIADMK candidates and our party’s alliance with AIADMK will continue till the next Tamil Nadu assembly elections and I wanted to come to Tamil Nadu and meet Thiru Edappadi K Palaniswami General Secretary of AIADMK but unfortunately because of scheduling issues and I have to campaign for my party candidates in different states. So I would request you to please consider my message and please come out and vote in favour of AIADMK candidates so that we can stop communalism and fascism in our country.”
அஇஅதிமுக தலைமையிலான வெற்றிக் கூட்டணியில் இணைந்து, தனது ஆதரவைக் காணொளி வாயிலாக @aimim_national கட்சியின் தலைவர் திரு. @asadowaisi அவர்கள் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
அக்கட்சியின் மாநிலத் தலைவர் திரு. வக்கீல் அஹ்மத் உள்ளிட்ட நிர்வாகிகள் மாண்புமிகு கழகப் பொதுச்செயலாளர் @EPSTamilNadu அவர்களை… pic.twitter.com/BPhIxEULw8
— AIADMK – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@AIADMKOfficial) April 16, 2024
AIADMK is contesting the Lok Sabha polls in alliance with several parties, including the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), Puthiya Tamilagam, and the Social Democratic Party of India.
Out of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK is fielding candidates in 32 seats, while allocating five seats to DMDK and one each to Puthiya Tamilagam and the Social Democratic Party of India.
Polling for all Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu is set for 19 April 2024.
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