Chennai, June 8 (UNI) Amid the widening rift between the father-son duo in the first family of
PMK and the continuing reconciliatory efforts by senior leaders stressing unity, its Founder Dr.S.Ramadoss on Sunday said the differences with his son Dr Anbumani on leadership
and alliance issue for the 2026 key Assembly polls will be resolved soon, while observing that
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah was right in his assertion that the NDA
will form the government in Tamil Nadu in 2026.
Dr Ramadoss remarks was seen as a climb down from his hardened stance that led to the
differences with Dr Anbumani--who he said was insisting on an alliance with the BJP for 2026
polls--having realised the imperative need for the PMK to face the polls as an united party
instead of a divided house.
Dr Ramadoss, who had earlier said that every problem has a solution, while referring to the media querieson the ongoing row with his son, said the differences with Dr Anbumani will be resolved soon.
"Only then we can face the elections (as a united party)", he added.
On Mr Amit Shah's declaration in his address at the BJP Party workers meeting in Madurai that "the change starts from here...the 'corrupt' ruling DMK will be ousted and the BJP-AIADMK led NDA will form the government in Tamil Nadu in 2026", the PMK Founder, who had earlier seemed to be disinclined to have an electoral tie up with the saffron party that widened the differences with
his son, said "he (Amit Shah) is right in his remarks that the NDA will form the government in 2026
in Tamil Nadu".
This remark of Dr Ramadoss can be seen as a significant shift in his stand, while hinting that the
PMK was ready for returning back to the NDA fold.
Refusing to make comments about any political party at this juncture, the senior Ramadoss,
without taking any names, said "if we are with them, they will talk highly about us (PMK). If not,
they will talk in a different way".
This is not the time to make any comment about any political party and said the PMK's poll and alliance strategy will be announced in two to three months time.
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