Chennai: BJP’s efforts to convince AMMK chief T T V Dhinakaran to reconsider his decision to quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seem to have ended in a failure, albeit for now.

Former TN BJP chief K Annamalai met Dhinakaran, nephew of V K Sasikala, for over an hour last week and stressed the need for anti-DMK forces to be on one side to defeat the ruling alliance in the 2026 elections. However, Dhinakaran is believed to have told Annamalai and other leaders of the alliance that it was difficult for him to reconsider his decision as long as AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami remains the NDA’s CM candidate.

Annamalai is understood to have told Dhinakaran to “remain patient” and not to take any decision before December, when the Central BJP leadership will turn its foc

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