From national Dalit-Adivasi conclaves to Maharashtra polls, VCK’s aspirations go beyond Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s leading Ambedkarite party, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), is looking to contest the Maharashtra assembly polls and to ask its INDIA bloc ally, the Congress, to give it a few seats as it pushes to grow beyond the southern state and project party chief Thol Thirumavalavan as a national leader.
S.S. Balaji, a VCK MLA from Thiruporur, told ThePrint the party would even consider contesting alone to exhibit its strength if it didn’t get seats from the Congress. He said Thirumavalavan will try to meet Congress leaders during a visit to Mumbai next week to meet cadres. The party is still working out Thirumavalavan’s schedule for his Mumbai visit.
“We will be having discussions with the INDIA alliance. We will try to contest and definitely field candidates in Maharashtr...