Chennai: The DMK will not align with either long-time UPA partner Congress or the BJP for the 2014 general elections, party chief M. Karunanidhi declared Sunday.
He made the announcement at the DMK's general council meeting held in Chennai, a party leader told IANS.
The Congress did not comment on the statement by Karunanidhi, whose DMK was a member of the party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) from 2004 to March 2013.
"Except the (A.K.) Antony panel, formed to discuss alliances, no one can comment on the issue," Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal told IANS in New Delhi.
Congress leaders in Tamil Nadu, however, said they had warned their party leadership that such a situation may arise. They also claimed that the step would not avail the DMK much benefit.
The DMK is the second party from Tamil Nadu to declare that it will not ally with either party for the 2014 elections. Earlier, the ruling AIADMK said it would not align with the two national parties and would go alone.
