We are respecting the mandate for change: Karti Chidambaram on backing Vijay

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has clarified the party's stance on supporting TVK and said the party is respecting the mandate for change in Tamil Nadu.  He further stated that the Congress is offering conditional support and participation, provided the new administration remains secular and excludes communal elements or parties aligned with the BJP. Addressing allegations from the DMK about political betrayal, the representative argued that the Congress is merely respecting the public mandate for change, as no pre-poll alliance secured a working majority. The leader emphasised that the DMK lacks the numbers to form a government, hence the Congress's shift does not deprive its former ally of power. Furthermore, the parliamentarian confirmed that the swift decision to back the TVK was primarily driven by the need to prevent the BJP from using proxies like the AIADMK to influence the government formation process in Tamil Nadu.