Tamil Nadu swearing-in Highlights: TVK chief Vijay to take oath as CM at 10 am today in Chennai

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The Madras High Court is set to convene a special sitting on Sunday to hear a petition filed by KR Periakaruppan, who lost to a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate by a margin of just one vote, reported Bar and Bench.

In his plea, he has reportedly sought an interim injunction to prevent the elected TVK MLA from taking part in any legislative proceedings until the writ petition is disposed of.

Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi to take part in the swearing-in ceremony of Tamil Nadu CM-designate Vijay in Chennai, tomorrow (10th May), according to ANI.

Tamil Nadu CM-designate Vijay will take oath at 10 am tomorrow, 10th May.

As per ANI,When asked if TVK chief Vijay will be the face of Secular Progressive Alliance, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan stated, "I cannot justify like this. We have to support Vijay to avoid President Rule. We would not be an obstacle for Vijay to form the Govt. These are the two reasons for which we extended our support. There is no other political justification. We don't believe that they are secular or non-secular. We don't bother about that."

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay is likely to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at 3:30 pm on Sunday, 10th May, as per Lok Bhavan sources

As per ANI, On earlier speculations of him for the post of Deputy CM, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan said, "It's not true. Our CPI leaders and CPI(M) leaders or us here - the three parties discussed and decided to support him (TVK chief Vijay) without any commitments...It's all rumours. It's not correct. People have to decide who can become the Chief Minister..."

As per ANI, Councillor, Ward 34, Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation, S. Chandrabose said, “I am currently serving as the Councillor of Ward 34 in the Thoothukudi Corporation. I have now resigned from the posts of State General Council Member and Corporation Congress Party Whip, which I held in the Congress party, and have sent my resignation letter to State President Selvaperunthagai.”

He mentioned, “The recent political actions of the Congress party and the developments within the DMK alliance have caused me deep mental distress. In particular, the hurried decision to extend support to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam was wrong. Before taking such major decisions, the State General Council should have been convened for consultation. However, the decision was taken in haste without any discussion. There were several issues during seat-sharing negotiations in the election period. Even after seat allocation, Congress leaders did not fully participate in campaigning for the DMK alliance.”

“Rahul Gandhi did not campaign properly. He visited only two places for campaigning and did not even properly introduce the candidates. It appears as though certain actions were carried out with the intention that Congress should lose, and even that the DMK should face defeat. Till today, we do not understand the reason behind it. Former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has never abandoned the Congress party. He was one of the strongest voices against the BJP. But some individuals acted in a way that caused Stalin great disappointment,” he said.

“Certain key figures were responsible for creating a rift between Congress and the DMK. There was no need for such urgency in extending support to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. A democratic decision should have been taken only after convening the General Council,” Chandrabose said.

“Today, questions are being raised about how the five elected Congress MLAs will even face their own constituencies. The mindset of the people has changed. For the past five days, I have been under severe mental stress. The defeat of the candidate who contested in Thoothukudi caused me great pain. My political leader is APCV Shanmugam. Likewise, the defeat of former Minister Geetha Jeevan has also caused me deep anguish. Due to the actions and betrayal of the Congress party, I am leaving the party from today onwards. Hereafter, I will continue my public service independently,” he concluded.

As per ANI, After extending unconditional support to TVK, VCK President Thol Thirumavalavan said, “This decision has been taken because the VCK should not become an obstacle to TVK leader Vijay forming the government, and also because President’s Rule should not be imposed. We are extending our support only for the formation of the government.”

He added, "There are no other conditions attached to it. Vijay had informed us that he would come here, but I told him that we could meet after the swearing-in ceremony and that he need not come here today. Party cadres may now disperse. We formally informed DMK president M.K. Stalin. He said, “If you have decided to take this stand, my wishes for your decision.”"

TVK chief Vijay leaves for Lok Bhavan to call on TN guv Arlekar, as per PTI.

Security has been stepped up at Lok Bhavan, the official residence of Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Meanwhile, Vijay, chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, is expected to meet the Governor shortly for the fourth time.

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) also offers unconditional support to TVK.