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Karti Chidambaram MP: "Imposed by-election; those who resigned should not have been given another chance."
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News18•23-09-2026, 16:14
Karti Chidambaram MP: "Imposed by-election; those who resigned should not have been given another chance."
- •Differences emerge within the Congress-TVK alliance over the Prime Ministerial candidate issue.
- •TVK projects Chief Minister Vijay, while Congress promotes Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister.
- •Congress MP Karti Chidambaram stated that only a party with 272 MPs can form the government.
- •Regarding the by-election, Karti Chidambaram believes those who resigned should not have been given another chance.
- •He emphasized focusing on basic issues like roads and power before major projects like the new Secretariat.
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Karti Chidambaram stated that those who resigned should not have been given another chance so soon after contesting in May and resigning in June, which imposed a by-election. He suggested that opportunities should have instead been given to members who were already working for the party.
According to Karti Chidambaram, basic infrastructure issues such as roads and an uninterrupted power supply should be focused on and rectified before undertaking major projects like the new Secretariat.
A controversy arose because TVK members projected Chief Minister Vijay as the Prime Minister candidate, whereas the Congress party promoted Rahul Gandhi for the position.
