MMK joins hands with DMK to fight TN assembly polls

March 19, 2016 22:18

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi on Saturday joined the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam-led front to fight the May 16 assembly election in Tamil Nadu which already has the Congress and Indian Union Muslim League on board.

"We fought 2014 Parliamentary polls only as part of the DMK front, now for the Assembly election too we will be part of the same front," MMK chief M H Jawahirullah told reporters after meeting DMK treasurer M K Stalin at his residence.

He also wanted parties like the DMDK and G K Vasan-led Tamil Manila Congress to join the DMK front.

The MMK opened its account in the assembly with two seats in 2011 after aligning with the AIADMK. It however, switched to the DMK front for the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and drew a blank.

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