CHENNAI: AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday officially returned to the NDA after meeting Piyush Goyal, the BJP’s election in charge for Tamil Nadu. The number of seats to be allocated to the AMMK in the forthcoming Assembly elections will be decided soon. Ahead of his meeting with Goyal, Dhinakaran chaired a meeting of AMMK office-bearers and announced that his party would be joining the NDA. When asked about his differences with the AIADMK, Dhinakaran said the AMMK had taken this decision in the interest of Tamil Nadu and to bring back “Amma rule” in the State. He had also said that the AMMK would be part of the government to be formed after the 2026 Assembly elections.

Source: Indian Express January 21, 2026 23:56 UTC