Chennai, February 16 TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai on Monday criticized party MP Manickam Tagore for his views on power-sharing with the DMK, stating that no one is above AICC leaders who have already instructed party members to refrain from publicly expressing their opinions.
Wondering why Tagore had only spoken about power-sharing during the upcoming Assembly elections, he said party members should avoid publicly discussing alliances.
"I don't know about that," Selvaperunthagai replied when reporters sought his comment on Manickam Tagore's meeting in Madurai on February 15, demanding a share in power with the ruling DMK.
The meeting of the party's Madurai South District Congress Committee, held in Tirupparankundram under the Virudhunagar MP, passed resolutions in this regard.
"As the president of TNCC, I strictly follow the instructions of the AICC. We have been told not to discuss alliances in public forums. Our leaders, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and K C Venugopal, have told us not to publicly express our views. I don't know if anyone is above these leaders in the Congress," he said.
The Congress president stated that his party had already formed a five-member committee under Girish Chodankar to hold talks with the DMK on seat-sharing.
"No one should express their views. This is what the AICC leadership has said, and it is also my view," Selvaperunthagai insisted.
Regarding whether he would take action against Tagore, he replied, "I have been called by the party high command to discuss this and the current political situation. Going against democracy and defying the high command's instructions is wrong."
