Cong. must finalise stand in 2 days: PMK

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, APRIL 6. The PMK founder, Dr. S. Ramadoss, today said he would talk to the AIADMK general secretary, Ms. Jayalalitha, on the need for setting a time-frame of two days for the Congress to finalise its strategy.

Talking to reporters here, he said there would be no compromise on the PMK stand that it would head the Government during the first half of the five-year term if the secular front won the election. Also, the PMK would not give up its share of the seats finalised under an agreement with the AIADMK.

If the Congress did not finalise its stand in the next two days, the PMK would go ahead with the campaign in Pondicherry. The party, along with the AIADMK, could win about 20 seats without the Congress' help, he said. This view had also been communicated to Ms. Jayalalitha.Actual seat identification of the constituencies would be done shortly.

As the AIADMK had already said it would contest more seats than any other ally, only nine seats remained for the Congress, the TMC and the Left parties, he said.

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