CPI and the CPI (M) on Thursday 5th March, jointly announcing their
decision to contest together, putting an end to the speculation that
they could switch over to the DMK camp. “We could not make any progress in the seat-sharing talks because of the
attitude of the AIADMK. Since the AIADMK has launched its campaign in
all the 40 seats, we have decided to contest the polls together,” said a
statement jointly issued by CPI (M) secretary G. Ramakrishnan and CPI
secretary D. Pandian.
“It is impossible to coexist with the DMK, not just because the party is
embroiled in the 2G scam. It was also part of the Congress-led UPA,
which pursued an anti-people neo-liberalisation policy. Even after
quitting the UPA government, it continued to support many policies,
including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail
sector,” said a senior CPI (M) leader.
