Four former AIADMK Ministers join TVK amid fresh wave of defections
Four former AIADMK ministers have defected to the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party in Tamil Nadu. This move marks a significant shift in the state's political landscape as the TVK continues to consolidate power.
Why it matters
The defection signals a weakening of the AIADMK and highlights the growing influence of the TVK in regional politics.
The exodus of prominent regional faces from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) continued on Saturday (June 6, 2026), with four former Ministers — M.C. Sampath, N.R. Sivapathi, Kadambur C. Raju, and Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan — crossing over to the ruling party. They joined the TVK at its headquarters in Panaiyur on the outskirts of Chennai in the presence of party general secretary and Minister for Rural Development and Water Resources N. Anand and a few other Ministers.
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