Congress will quit Vijay Cabinet if Rahul is not accepted as PM candidate, says Minister
S. Rajesh Kumar’s warning comes against the backdrop of some TVK Ministers and functionaries openly seeking to present Mr Vijay as the Prime Minister candidate
Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S. Rajesh Kumar has threatened to resign from the C. Joseph Vijay-led Cabinet if his Congress colleagues Viswanathan and Rahul Gandhi are not accepted as the Prime Minister candidates for the 2029 parliamentary elections. The minister made this warning during a party meeting in Marthandam on Sunday night.
Rajesh Kumar stated that if Rahul Gandhi is not chosen as the Prime Minister candidate by the Tamil Vikatan Kazhagam (TVK), he and the other Congress Minister in the Tamil Nadu Government will immediately resign their posts and withdraw from the Cabinet. Rajesh Kumar praised Rahul Gandhi's popularity among people from all walks of life, highlighting his relentless opposition to the Narendra Modi-led BJP Government and its policies deemed "anarchic, anti-people, and anti-youth".
The minister's warning arose as some TVK Ministers openly sought to promote Vijay as the Prime Minister candidate.
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