AIADMK’s support will not dilute TVK’s commitments: Cong MP

Trichy: The support offered by a section of AIADMK MLAs to TVK govt to prove majority in the assembly will neither dilute TVK's commitments nor the prospects of Congress getting ministerial berths, said Christopher Manickam, Congress Rajya Sabha MP, at Trichy airport on Thursday. "The two parties (Congress and TVK) will discuss and decide about ministerial berths in the coming days. There may be some hard bargains, but we should not take them seriously. AIADMK leaders in the past have moved to DMK. Just because they (ADMK MLAs) supported TVK, it does not mean that TVK's commitments are diluted," Christopher said. He also rejected allegations of horse-trading levelled at TVK before the trust vote proceedings. On opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's remark in the assembly on abolishing sanatana dharma, the Congress MP said the DMK leader's comment should be taken in the right context. "He spoke about discrimination based on caste hierarchy and not associated with a particular religion." Stating that Tamil Nadu has secular forces in power and in the opposition, the Congress MP said Joseph Vijay as CM and Udhayanidhi Stalin as the opposition leader will prevent BJP from making inroads into the state.