For an alliance between the ruling AIADMK and BJP in the Lok Sabha elections 2019 in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami remained non-committal.
"(Lok Sabha) elections have not been announced. We will decide on an alliance once the poll dates are announced," he said after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday.
He also ruled out seeking the resignation of his ministers facing corruption charges.
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"If facing corruption charges is the ground for removal of a Minister, then nobody, not just in Tamil Nadu but in the entire country, can continue as a Minister. In such a situation, you just have to give a complaint of corruption and the Minister cannot continue," he said.
There are corruption charges against Health Minister C. Vijayabhaskar and Local Administration Minister S.P. Velumani.
During the meeting with PM, Palaniswami also handed over a memorandum to him seeking the release of Rs 44,315,89 crore to the state under several heads including the remainder of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (GST).
The general elections are slated to take place in the months of April-May 2019. To keep the saffron party out of power, Congress is already trying to form a grand alliance.
(With IANS inputs)
