Chennai: The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has signed seat-sharing pact with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) for the April 6 Assembly election. Sources said Monday that the DMK has given them three and two seats, respectively. They also informed that the DMK is engaged in discussions two other allies. The DMK is close to clinching the deal with Vaiko’s Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and talks are on with Thol Thirumavalavan-led VCK party. The VCK leader said his party had conveyed its desired number of seats to the DMK leaders during the seat-sharing talks. The parleys are likely to continue Tuesday.
MDMK deputy general secretary Mallai C Sathya, who led a four-member team for the talks with the DMK leaders, said ‘our party leader (Vaiko) and DMK president (MK Stalin) will finalise the deal hopefully tomorrow’.
Announcing that three seats have been finalised for his party, at the end of two-day deliberation which concluded Monday, IUML national president M Kader Mohideen said his party had sought five seats.
“We agreed and signed the deal for three seats after the DMK said they are not in a position to allocate more seats as many allies have to be accommodated,” Mohideen told reporters. After inking the pact, MMK leader MH Jawhirullah said his party has been given two seats.
