Chennai: In a bid to thwart AIADMK's attempt to retain power in the state, Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) have decided to fight Tamil Nadu Assembly elections together. The announcement came after a Congress delegation, led by Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Saturday met DMK president M Karunanidhi at his residence in Chennai.
Azad was accompanied by state Congress president EVKS Elangovan and the party's Tamil Nadu in-charge Mukul Wasnik.
DMK leaders MK Stalin and Kanimozhi also attended the meeting. The seat-sharing for the 235-member Assembly has not been decided yet.
"We and Karunanidhiji will be fighting elections together. DMK has always been the most dependable partner. We are more than sure that we will form the government under DMK in Tamil Nadu," said Azad.
Welcoming the alliance, DMK spokesperson Manu Sundaram said, "The DMK and Congress have been allies in the past. The need is to throw out the Jayalalithaa government and all like minded parties are welcomed in the alliance."
Fruitful talks resulted in the two former allies joining hands after a gap of three years when DMK snapped ties with Congress over the Sri Lankan Tamil issue.
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