CHENNAI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar on Thursday said the Congress had accepted an offer from the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to join the government, and that details on cabinet representation would be announced after the discussions concluded.
“We have accepted the offer from the TVK to be part of this government,” he said while speaking to reporters in New Delhi after a meeting with Congress leaders. He underscored the significance, noting that the Grand Old Party is returning to the Tamil Nadu cabinet after nearly 60 years.
Chodankar said the newly elected MLAs had met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. He said Kharge had advised the MLAs to work hard to rebuild the party and utilise their positions to support party workers and cadres. Rahul Gandhi, he added, had held detailed discussions with the legislators and stressed the need to focus on organisational rebuilding.
Responding to a question on whether the visit to Delhi was linked to organisational changes in the TNCC, amid earlier demands on sacking K Selvaperunthagai, Chodankar said the focus was on reorganising the party ahead of the upcoming local body elections. “We have to completely reorganise so that we are prepared to face the local body elections. We want to fight these elections with our full strength,” he said.