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- DMK, MNM expressed strong objection to the Governor’s rule.
Even after the results of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have come out, there is still confusion regarding the formation of a new government in the state. Governor R. There is an uproar on behalf of V. Arlekar over not allowing Thalapathy Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the government despite winning 108 seats. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s former ruling party DMK along with parties like Kamal Haasan’s MNM, VCK and CPI have unitedly supported Vijay and TVK. Political parties in Tamil Nadu have termed the Governor’s not inviting Vijay to form the government as an insult to the mandate.
In fact, in the assembly elections, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the largest party in the state by winning 108 seats. However, the majority figure in Tamil Nadu Assembly is 118. In such a situation, Vijay is 10 seats short of the 118 required to form the government, but after the support of the Congress Party, TVK now has a total of 113 MLAs, that is, it is still 5 seats short of the majority. After which Tamil Nadu Governor Vishwanath Arlekar has asked Vijay to first clarify his majority.
What did the parties supporting Vijay say?
Governor R. V. Arlekar, during his meeting with TVK Chief Vijay on Thursday (May 7, 2026), said that he should prove his majority before forming the government. Whereas Vijay and his other supporting parties say that according to the Constitution, he (the Governor) should first be sworn in as the Chief Minister and later a floor test should be conducted in the Assembly.
At the same time, MNM Chief and actor Kamal Haasan wrote on social media platform He said, ‘The decision of the people of Tamil Nadu should be respected. TVK has emerged as the largest party. In such a situation, not inviting Vijay would be like harming democracy. He also praised DMK leader MK Stalin, who talked about sitting in the opposition.
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VCK and CPI also supported
VCK Chief Thol Thirumavalavan said that this demand of the Governor is completely unacceptable. From his side, Vijay should get a chance to prove his majority in the Assembly, and not a condition should be imposed on him to prove his numbers beforehand. Whereas CPI’s Tamil Nadu Secretary M. Veerapandian also said that since no party has got a clear majority and TVK is the largest party, as per the constitutional tradition Vijay should be the first to get the chance to form the government.
What did DMK say on the Governor’s words?
DMK leader A. Saravanan said that when no pre-poll alliance is in majority, then the largest party should get the first chance to form the government. He said that till now no other party has staked claim to form the government, whereas TVK has submitted the letter of support of 113 MLAs to the Governor.
How did BJP react on the matter?
On the other hand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narayanan Tirupati said that TVK has a fractured majority. If Vijay proves majority, the Governor will accept it. Whatever is appropriate according to constitutional rules will be done.
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