Vijayakanth’s DMDK party has called for an emergency meeting of its district secretaries for an exclusive discussion over the future of the alliance with AIADMK and the party's action in elections 2021. Rajinikanth’s political plunge ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls and AIADMK convenor O Panneerselvam who welcoming the actor's decision and suggesting a possible alliance with him causes a jerk to its alliance DMDK. 

Premalatha Vijayakanth has said that the party was likely to contest the coming assembly polls alone informs on friday while addressing media at a private function in Theni. Previously, Vijaya Prabhakaran, son of DMDK Founder Vijayakant, expressed the same opinion. Sources said that the denial of permission for DMDK Treasurer Premalatha to enter a relief camp in Sattanadhapuram village near Sirkazhi recently citing the visit of Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has agitated to the controversy. “All district secretaries have been asked to participate in the meeting to discuss vote base and ground reality for DMDK across the State. Based on inputs from them, party top brass will take a call on alliance with the AIADMK,” said a top DMDK functionary. 

On the other side, Congress hinted DMDK may have alliance with DMK. According to political commentators, DMDK is hinting the ruling AIADMK to avoid Rajinikanth so as to continue their alliance. “DMDK does not want to bring in the Rajini factor while bargaining for seats in the alliance and hence the disinclination towards the actor,” said political analyst Raveenthran Duraisamy. For a question about the  impact of Rajinikanth contesting polls, top DMDK leader Sudhish claimed, “We (DMDK) are confident that Rajinikanth will not enter politics and even if he does it will not create any impact on DMDK. Rajnikanth, on several occasions has shown indications of entering politics, but has not done much".  

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