AIADMK is unconcerned about opinion poll forecasts: EPS

Edappadi K. Palaniswami, general secretary of the AIADMK, said on Wednesday that his party is running in the Lok Sabha election only to defend Tamil Nadu’s rights, without forming an alliance with any national parties.

Palaniswami went on to say that he doesn’t care about pre-election opinion polls that suggested the AIADMK would suffer. Due to pressure from the federal and state governments, certain media outlets have published inaccurate pre-election assessments. AIADMK cadres have to focus on securing our win instead than worrying over them, he said.

“There is no use in making an alliance with the national parties as both the BJP and Congress, which are ruling Karnataka, refuse to follow the Supreme Court directions regarding release of Cauvery water to TN,” he said, speaking to the media in Salem. Our legislators will put pressure on the federal government and see to it that the rights of the state are upheld.

“You should understand the nature of that politician (Annamalai) as he is talking without even knowing that TTV has already floated a party,” EPS remarked in response to BJP state president K Annamalai’s claim that AIADMK would fall into TTV Dhinakaran’s clutches after the election results.

On Wednesday night, EPS also held a road show to rally support for P Vignesh, the candidate.