Its allies, including the DMK, boycotted the Tamil Nadu governor’s tea party on Tamil New Year. Tamil Nadu BJP leader Annamalai’s comments on the DMK and its allies’ boycott and the response to it have been discussed on social media. In this context, AIADMK General Secretary DTV Dinakaran, who met reporters in Chennai, responded to a reporter’s question about the situation between the ruling party and the governor and the governor’s boycott of the tea party.
Speaking at the time, Dinakaran said, “Grandfather Anna, like a goat’s beard, the country does not need a governor. We are the ones who came his way. As the DMK opposes, we do not need to oppose the DMK. We think it is the duty of the President (Governor) to immediately send to the President what the people’s representatives in the Legislature are doing. My view is that it would be better for the governor to take action to get what the state needs from the central government. “
Speaking about the DMK, Dinakaran said, “The DMK will walk out and then go to Governor Papanga. I think it is not wrong for the DMK not to attend the Governor’s tea party.”