‘Back Rahul Gandhi or…’: Congress Minister’s Big Warning After TVK’s PM Push for Vijay
Two Congress ministers said they will quit the Tamil Nadu cabinet if TVK refuses to back Rahul Gandhi as the party’s 2029 prime ministerial candidate.
- On Sunday, Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister Rajesh Kumar demanded the TVK endorse Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, threatening to withdraw from the C. Joseph Vijay-led Cabinet if rejected.
- TVK leaders have openly campaigned to project Chief Minister Vijay as the potential Prime Minister for the 2029 polls, creating friction with the Congress party's official stance that Rahul Gandhi should lead.
- Following the 2026 assembly elections, the TVK emerged as the single largest party with 108 constituencies, while the Congress secured five seats and the DMK won 59, establishing the coalition's power dynamics.
- Rajesh emphasized that party loyalty supersedes his ministerial post, stating, "If the TVK decides to reject him, then both of our ministers will quit the cabinet." He referenced Higher Education Minister Viswanathan as his coalition partner.
- Congress MP Jothimani noted that political alliances naturally shift, citing the DMK's 2014 decision to expel Congress as precedent for understanding alliance breakdowns as routine political strategy rather than betrayal.
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