In Tamil Nadu, CPI(M), DMK to contest elections together, announces Sitaram Yechury

The CPI(M) and the DMK will contest the forthcoming elections in Tamil Nadu together, announced Left leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday. 

"We have decided today that in Tamil Nadu we will be with the DMK in the forthcoming elections. We are together on the issue of saving the unity, integrity and harmony of the people of India and the country's constitutional institutions," Yechury said.  

We have decided today that in Tamil Nadu we will be with the DMK in the forthcoming elections. We are together on the issue of saving the unity, integrity and harmony of the people of India and the country's constitutional institutions: CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury in Chennai pic.twitter.com/NpzlAGf2eq

— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2018

While the CPI had already announced its decision to join the DMK-Congress alliance, the CPI (M) had remained undecided on the tie-up for a long time.

Had a good meeting with @SitaramYechury. We discussed in detail about the alliance in order to defeat the BJP government at the Centre in the 2019 General Elections. #RoadTo2019 pic.twitter.com/uipkepTyJ2

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) November 13, 2018

Details are awaited...