Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Thirumavalavan Accuses DMK of Humiliating and Driving Allies Out
VCK leader Thol.
Thirumavalavan and MDMK leader Durai Vaiko criticized the DMK.
They said the DMK treated its alliance partners unfairly during discussions about election seats.
Thirumavalavan compared the number of seats given to different parties.
He asked why DMDK received 10 seats while MDMK received four and had to use the DMK symbol.
He also said Makkal Needhi Maiam received no seats.
Durai Vaiko said the DMK pressured Thirumavalavan over contesting from Kattumannarkoil.
Both leaders said the DMK’s actions pushed several allies away.
The article says those parties later joined the TVK-led alliance after the 2026 Assembly elections.
VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan said DMK’s treatment of allies during seat-sharing negotiations fractured the alliance.
He questioned why DMDK received 10 seats while MDMK was given four seats and required to contest on the DMK symbol.
Thirumavalavan also said Makkal Needhi Maiam received no seats and blamed DMK for allies leaving after the 2026 Assembly elections.
MDMK principal secretary Durai Vaiko alleged that DMK pressured Thirumavalavan not to contest from Kattumannarkoil.
Vaiko accused DMK of ill-treating MDMK, VCK, Congress and Left parties, including intervening in Congress candidate selection.
- Who
- VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan and MDMK principal secretary Durai Vaiko criticized the DMK and its alliance management.
- What
- They accused the DMK of humiliating allies, imposing unfavorable seat-sharing terms and driving alliance partners away.
- When
- The statements were made in the period surrounding the 2026 Assembly elections; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Thirumavalavan’s remarks were reported from Chennai, while Durai Vaiko made his comments at a meeting in Pudukottai.
- Why
- They were responding to DMK attacks over their decision to leave the alliance and join the TVK-led alliance.
Allied-party leaders’ position
DMK’s position as described by critics
Responsibility for the alliance split
Allied-party leaders’ position
Thirumavalavan and Durai Vaiko said the DMK’s poor treatment of partners and inability to preserve cordial relations drove allies out of the alliance.
DMK’s position as described by critics
The DMK has attacked the leaders for leaving the alliance and joining the TVK alliance, placing responsibility for the split on their decision.
Seat-sharing fairness
Allied-party leaders’ position
Thirumavalavan argued that the allocations were unfair, contrasting DMDK’s 10 seats with MDMK’s four seats and no seats for Makkal Needhi Maiam.
DMK’s position as described by critics
The article does not provide the DMK’s detailed response to the specific seat-allocation criticisms.
Interference in party decisions
Allied-party leaders’ position
Durai Vaiko alleged that the DMK pressured Thirumavalavan over Kattumannarkoil and intervened in Congress candidate selection.
DMK’s position as described by critics
The article does not include a response from the DMK to these allegations.
- Main issue
- Disputes over DMK’s treatment of alliance partners during seat-sharing negotiations.
- Thirumavalavan’s party
- Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK).
- MDMK allocation
- The MDMK was given four seats and was required to contest on the DMK symbol, according to Thirumavalavan.
- DMDK allocation
- The DMDK was allotted 10 seats, according to Thirumavalavan.
- Makkal Needhi Maiam
- Thirumavalavan said the party received no seats.
- Alleged pressure
- Durai Vaiko said the DMK pressured Thirumavalavan not to contest from Kattumannarkoil.
- Post-election alignment
- The article says Congress, MDMK, VCK and IUML joined the TVK-led Secular Social Justice Vetri Alliance after the 2026 Assembly polls.