Dousing the alliance hopes of Tamil Nadu Opposition leader Edappadi K. Palanisami, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Sunday ruled out any alliance with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). A senior functionary of the party said it would form an alliance with those who accept Vijay as the chief minister candidate.

Dismissing rumours about TVK's alliance for the upcoming elections, TVK joint secretary, C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar, said that TVK leader Vijay has not spoken with Congress or any other political parties regarding alliance for the upcoming assembly polls in the state. On allying with the AIADMK, Kumar said there isn't even "1 per cent chance" for the party to ally with AIADMK, part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in Tamil Nadu.

"Today, the DMK

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