Amid Rumours That V Senthil Balaji, TTV Loyalist, is Set to Join DMK, Dinakaran Says 'No Regret'
The rumour started after a picture of Senthil Balaji and DMK leader A Raja went viral. Also, Balaji did not participate in the procession led by Dinakaran on Jayalalithaa’s second death anniversary.
File photo of V Senthil Balaji.
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Chennai: Former Transport Minister and a TTV Dinakaran loyalist V Senthil Balaji, along with his supporters, is likely to meet DMK President MK Stalin at the DMK party office this week as speculation is rife that Balaji is all set to defect to the DMK.
Reports say Balaji plans to organise a public meeting in his constituency, Karur, once he meets Stalin and makes it official.
A source from the DMK said Senthil Balaji has been in talks with the DMK high command for the last few days and that the DMK is not averse to welcoming Balaji back to the party.
Tensions are high in the TTV camp as Dinakaran loyalists are reportedly trying their best to prevent Balaji’s moving away from Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam to the DMK.
Meanwhile, TTV Dinakaran has written to his party cadre assuring them that the party will not face a setback because of an individual's exit.
"The party will not suffer if a few, or even a faction, leave the unit for personal gains. Why should I regret if fake people leave my side?" TTV Dinakaran told his cadre.
Meanwhile, Senthil Balaji held discussions with his supporters in Karur constituency on Wednesday to chalk out plans but when he was asked by reporters on whether he is joining the DMK, Balaji maintained that make his position known later.
The rumour started after a picture of Senthil Balaji and DMK leader A Raja went viral. Add to that, Senthil Balaji did not participate in the procession led by TTV Dinakaran on Jayalalithaa’s second death anniversary.
Senthil Balaji was with the DMK before joining the AIADMK in 2000. He was elected from Karur constituency in 2006 and in 2011, when the AIADMK came to power, he was made the Transport Minister. However, in 2015 he was removed from the cabinet. In 2016 State Assembly Elections, he contested from Aruvakkuruchi constituency and subsequently won but was disqualified, along with 17 other MLAs, for withdrawing support to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. (Get detailed and live results of each and every seat of the state Assemblies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram to know which candidate/party is leading or trailing and to know who has won and who has lost and by what margin. Our one-of-its-kind Election Analytics Centre lets you put on the psephologist's hat. Know interesting facts and trivia about the elections. Elections = News18)
Reports say Balaji plans to organise a public meeting in his constituency, Karur, once he meets Stalin and makes it official.
A source from the DMK said Senthil Balaji has been in talks with the DMK high command for the last few days and that the DMK is not averse to welcoming Balaji back to the party.
Tensions are high in the TTV camp as Dinakaran loyalists are reportedly trying their best to prevent Balaji’s moving away from Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam to the DMK.
Meanwhile, TTV Dinakaran has written to his party cadre assuring them that the party will not face a setback because of an individual's exit.
"The party will not suffer if a few, or even a faction, leave the unit for personal gains. Why should I regret if fake people leave my side?" TTV Dinakaran told his cadre.
Meanwhile, Senthil Balaji held discussions with his supporters in Karur constituency on Wednesday to chalk out plans but when he was asked by reporters on whether he is joining the DMK, Balaji maintained that make his position known later.
The rumour started after a picture of Senthil Balaji and DMK leader A Raja went viral. Add to that, Senthil Balaji did not participate in the procession led by TTV Dinakaran on Jayalalithaa’s second death anniversary.
Senthil Balaji was with the DMK before joining the AIADMK in 2000. He was elected from Karur constituency in 2006 and in 2011, when the AIADMK came to power, he was made the Transport Minister. However, in 2015 he was removed from the cabinet. In 2016 State Assembly Elections, he contested from Aruvakkuruchi constituency and subsequently won but was disqualified, along with 17 other MLAs, for withdrawing support to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. (Get detailed and live results of each and every seat of the state Assemblies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram to know which candidate/party is leading or trailing and to know who has won and who has lost and by what margin. Our one-of-its-kind Election Analytics Centre lets you put on the psephologist's hat. Know interesting facts and trivia about the elections. Elections = News18)