TN Congress protests against Governor over refusal to invite TVK to form government

TNCC launched a statewide protest on Friday against Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for not inviting TVK to form the government despite the party emerging as the single-largest in the Assembly elections (Source: Photo by PTI)

Leading the protest at Anna Salai in Chennai, AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar and TNCC President K Selvaperunthagai accused the Raj Bhavan of acting as a “puppet” of the BJP-led Centre (Source: Photo by PTI)

Chodankar criticised the delay in government formation and alleged that the Governor was acting under influence, stating that he was following Union Home Minister Amit Shah (Source: Photo by PTI)

Addressing TNCC’s exit from the DMK-led alliance, Chodankar rejected allegations of betrayal and said the party had respected the people’s mandate in supporting TVK (Source: Photo by PTI)

TNCC President K Selvaperunthagai demanded that the Governor immediately invite the single-largest party (TVK) to form the government, stating that constitutional norms must be followed (Source: Photo by PTI)

TNCC cadres held demonstrations across district headquarters, raising slogans against the Governor and the Union government, demanding respect for the electoral mandate (Source: Photo by PTI)

The protests come amid a tense political climate in the state, as both the DMK and AIADMK suffered significant losses to TVK and are reportedly exploring tactical manoeuvres to navigate the hung Assembly (Source: Photo by PTI)

TVK with 108 seats has the support of Congress' five MLAs but the party is still short of five legislators to form government (Source: Photo by PTI)