Tamil Nadu Power Game: AIADMK Accuses TVK Of 'Horse-Trading'; Demands CBI Probe | Latest News

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]Meanwhile, let's get you what's happening in Tamil Nadu because the political pot boiler there seems to be unending. Now, nearly 3 weeks after Vijay's coronation, the number game however still is on the state that's far as when it comes to at least 25 AIADMK MLAs initially seemed to set to cross over to the TVK and the tally has now come down to four. Now, amid this the AIADMK whip in Tamil Nadu has accused the TVK of horse trading and has warned of a CBI inquiry. Meanwhile, AIADMK whip has now said that the party will not hesitate to seek for a central agency investigation and accusing the TVK general secretary Adhav Arjun of carrying out a poaching operations from his office at the state secretariat. So, this is coming across another big development as far as the numbers of the TVK now seems to be stacking up.

[00:00:50]>> Your humble fully converted Adhav Arjun of India All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 90% volunteers former ministers of India former Nandalal with the panel here former secretary of the panel here TVK in India with the panel here fully converted in TVK actually in India volunteers in India in the kitchen and after that they have got a little bit of money in India in India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of India former ministers of India former Nandalal secretary of the panel here All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of India with the panel here with the panel here fully converted in India with the panel here in India with the panel here fully converted in India secretary of the panel here with the panel here in India fully [clears throat] converted in India with the panel here >> So, that seems to be the allegation that is now being leveled on part of the AIA DMK, but however, when it comes to the political number games, how does it stand in Tamil Nadu as of now? This seems to be the seat arithmetic because as far as 123 seats are concerned, majority marker being at 117, it was the TVK that managed to get 107, but however, still not going beyond the majority mark. The Congress with the five left that included CPI and CPI for IUML with two, VCK with two, and the AIA DMK rebels that supported as far as TVK is concerned, four of them. Now, this is a scenario that seems to be rapidly changing. If Shanmugam, and this is the other camp of AIA DMK who's now been removed on part of EPS, what is now being said that the total of them, when it comes to 125, the Congress is left with five, and the same numbers there, but the AIA DMK rebel that seems to go up as far as now from an increase of four, we're looking at now at increase now at six.

[00:03:06]So, this seems to be another possibility of a scenario as far as the support for TVK now seems to be growing, and the support is now coming in from the AIA DMK rebel side. Let's connect with Dharani on this. Dharani, good morning.

[00:03:18]You know, before this wedding game, you know, the TVK was scrambling for numbers, even a single seat. Now, it seems that this is a big allegation that is now being leveled on part of the AIA DMK. The defections there is actually advantage TVK.

[00:03:34]>> Well, definitely, you know, so far, four MLAs from the they quit their party, and they resigned from their MLA posts, and they joined the Tamil Kalagam. And we are also given to understand that two more senior leaders, that is C. Shanmugam and A. Vijay Baskar who are former ministers. Uh both of them they are uh holding consecutive consultative meetings with their supporters in their respective native constituencies. So, they're also contemplating the idea of joining TVK is what sources tell us. So, if these two leaders also join TVK then the count will rise to six as uh you know Tamil Nadu will have to see six by-elections. I know so uh and AIADMK is uh you know leveling horse-trading allegations. We saw what AIADMK leader Agri Krishnamurthy has to say. He's saying that Adhav Arjuna, who's a senior minister in TVK cabinet, he's the one who is facilitating this horse-trading and you know he's the one who is behind all these uh defections is the coming in is the allegation coming in from AIADMK at this point in time.

[00:04:37]And uh several AIADMK leaders including Mr. Inbadurai, who is an MP, uh they've told that in case if uh the TVK is going to continue with such horse-trading attempts, uh we'll seek a CBI inquiry into this. We'll seek a CBI inquiry into the uh financial transactions >> of horse-trading that has now been leveled on part of the AIADMK and that too against uh TVK senior minister there in the cabinet. Thank you very much, Thathri, for that update because amid the allegations of horse-trading and reports of AIADMK legislators gravitating towards Vijay's TVK, the party meanwhile has firmly denied any offering of uh you know such positions there to the AIADMK rebels. Tamil Nadu minister Adhav Arjuna has now claimed the support is voluntary and it is driven by growing faith in Vijay's leadership.

[00:06:21]>> Now the allegations that has now been dismissed on part of the TVK. But speaking of