Will not have alliance with Congress for Lok Sabha polls: DMK

July 01, 2013 09:09

Scotching speculation of a tie-up,the DMK ruled out possibility of an alliance with the Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections and made it clear it only sought the support of that party in the Rajya Sabha polls.

"Seeking the support of the party for a Rajya Sabha MP post did not mean we have aligned with it again. We will nothave any alliance with Congress for the forthcoming Lok Sabhapolls," senior DMK leader and party Treasurer M K Stalin said.

"We came out of the UPA due to differences on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and the differences persisted," he said and ruled out the possibility of aligning with the Congress for the Lok Sabha or even assembly elections. He reiterated the party had sought support of the Congress in the RS polls to elect Kanimozhi as MP "which is a common practice followed by any political party."

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