Tamil Nadu to get Cong ministers after 59 years as two party MLAs to take oath on Thursday

NEW DELHI: The Congress is acceptable to instrumentality to the Tamil Nadu furniture aft astir 60 years, aft enactment president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Wednesday approved the induction of MLAs Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan into the furniture led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) main Vijay.The announcement was made by Congress nationalist wide caput (organisation) K C Venugopal. He said the MLAs volition instrumentality oath arsenic ministers connected Thursday.“Hon’ble INC President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the induction of INC MLAs Adv. Rajesh Kumar and Thiru P. Vishwanathan into the Tamil Nadu cabinet, and they volition beryllium taking oath arsenic ministers tomorrow. This is simply a historical juncture for us, arsenic the Congress joins the Tamil Nadu furniture aft a agelong spread of 59 years!” Venugopal posted connected X.

“I convey my champion wishes to them. We are assured that they volition present connected the hopes and aspirations of the radical of Tamil Nadu and enactment to realise the bold imaginativeness of payment and pro-people governance laid down by LOP Rahul Gandhi,” helium added.The Congress had contested the Tamil Nadu assembly elections held connected April 23 successful confederation with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was voted retired aft a azygous term. Vijay's TVK, launched successful February 2024, emerged arsenic the single-largest enactment but fell abbreviated of a bulk by 10 seats successful the 234-member assembly.

Subsequently, the actor-turned-politician sought the Congress’ support, which helium received connected the information that nary “communal force” would beryllium included successful the alliance. Later, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Left parties besides extended enactment to the TVK, helping it transverse the bulk mark.Both DMK and its arch-rival All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) had governed Tamil Nadu since 1967 earlier TVK’s astonishment win. Neither the DMK nor the AIADMK gave their allies positions successful their governments.The MK Stalin-led enactment accused the Congress of “backstabbing” it and called disconnected the alliance.