Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief MK Stalin on Saturday claimed that his party allowed alliance partners in the state to support actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with the “sole intention of preventing the imposition of President's rule in the state,” PTI reported.

The former chief minister said he had not opposed the decision of the alliance parties to back the TVK because he believed the imposition of President’s Rule “could have paved the way for BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) rule” in the state.

“But soon, we must take a pledge to bring down the TVK government,” The Hindu quoted him as further saying.

Speaking at an event in Chennai where he welcomed former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam members into the DMK, Stalin said leaders of the alliance parties had informed him before extending support to the TVK after the Assembly election results.

He said he told them: “You may go, it is your choice and your democratic right; I will not stop you.”

He added that the current government was “in a way, being sustained by our support because our former alliance partners are backing it,” The Hindu reported.

While the Vijay-led TVK emerged as the single-largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, it had fallen short of the majority mark by 10 seats. It formed the government with...

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