{"id":25562,"date":"2026-09-17T23:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25562"},"modified":"2026-09-17T23:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:09:06","slug":"kanimozhi-meets-mamata-banerjee-as-dmk-works-on-third-front-chennai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25562","title":{"rendered":"Kanimozhi meets Mamata Banerjee as DMK works on third front | Chennai News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134318700,imgsize-50880,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/kanimozhi1.jpg\" alt=\"Kanimozhi meets Mamata Banerjee as DMK works on third front\" title=\"Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi\">Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CHENNAI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dmk\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMK<\/a> has started working on the formation of a prospective third front by trying to wean away some of the INDIA bloc constituents.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>DMK deputy general secretary and MP <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kanimozhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanimozhi<\/a> Rajathi Karunanidhi met <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/trinamool-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinamool Congress<\/a> chief and former West Bengal chief minister <!-- -->Mamata Banerjee<!-- --> at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Thursday. This came after Kanimozhi\u2019s meetings with <!-- -->Shiv Sena<!-- --> (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackerey and NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule in Mumbai on Sept 12.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>DMK broke all ties with Congress since the latter walked out of its alliance to join the TVK-led govt in Tamil Nadu in May. A DMK leader said Kanimozhi has been tasked with reaching out to opposition leaders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cWe are exploring the possibility of a third front without Congress,\u201d the leader said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Kanimozhi\u2019s discussions with these leaders have predominantly been on the proposed delimitation, though the broader idea is to bring them on board. <!-- -->Mamata has been particularly unhappy with Congress after the latter rejected her seat-sharing offer for the Oct 6 Nandigram and Rejinagar byelections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>A senior Trinamool MP said, \u201cMamata Banerjee shares an excellent relationship with DMK chief M K Stalin. She also maintains very good ties with non-NDA parties and remains close to INDIA bloc members that are not allied with Congress. Today\u2019s discussion was strictly between her and Kanimozhi. Anything said beyond that would be speculation.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>NCP (SP) sources said the party leadership remains non-committal to DMK\u2019s proposal. \u201cDMK floated the idea of a third front, and a preliminary meeting was held. DMK is testing the waters with opposition parties with which it has a good equation, unlike Congress,\u201d a senior NCP leader said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Meanwhile, chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Sept 9 named the TVK-led combine as Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance (SSJVA), which includes erstwhile DMK allies Congress, VCK and IUML. The new alliance will take on DMK and AIADMK in the upcoming local body elections in Tamil Nadu.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With inputs from Saibal Sen in Kolkata and Anurag Bende in Pune)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/kanimozhi-meets-mamata-banerjee-as-dmk-works-on-third-front\/articleshow\/134318664.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi CHENNAI: DMK has started working on the formation of a prospective third front by trying to wean away some of the INDIA bloc constituents.DMK deputy general secretary and MP Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi met Trinamool Congress chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Thursday. 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