Congress will quit Vijay Cabinet if Rahul is not accepted as PM candidate, says Minister
Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S. Rajesh Kumar has threatened that Congress ministers will resign from the state cabinet if the TVK party does not support Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister candidate for 2029. This ultimatum follows internal friction regarding the political positioning of TVK leader C. Joseph Vijay.
Why it matters
The threat signals potential instability within the ruling coalition and highlights the ongoing power struggle regarding national leadership alliances.
Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S. Rajesh Kumar on Sunday warned that he and his Congress colleague Viswanathan (Higher Education Minister) will quit the C. Joseph Vijay-led Cabinet if the TVK continued to push the narrative projecting Mr. Vijay as a Prime Minister candidate for the 2029 parliamentary elections.
“If Mr. Rahul Gandhi [Congress leader] is not accepted (by the TVK) as the Prime Minister candidate of the 2029 Parliamentary election, both the Congress Ministers in the Tamil Nadu Government will immediately resign their posts and pull out from the Cabinet,” Mr Rajesh Kumar said while addressing in a party meeting held at Marthandam on Sunday night.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in