PMK Empowers Ramadoss to Decide on Electoral Alliance

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• The special general council of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), convened by its founder S. Ramadoss near Puducherry, resolved that he will remain president of the party.
• Mr. Ramadoss became the president following amendments to party by-laws and approval in May 2025, aimed at strengthening the party for the 2026 Assembly elections.
• The council authorized Mr.Ramadoss to decide on alliances for the upcoming elections.
• PMK warned of protests if the 10.5% internal reservation for Vanniyars is not announced.
• A resolution demanded immediate caste-wise census in Tamil Nadu as other states have conducted it but Tamil Nadu hasn’t yet done so.
• Other resolutions included: total prohibition in response to rising crimes,drug ban,building check dams across rivers like Cauvery,interlinking Cauvery-Godavari project,reinstating old pension scheme for government employees,retrieval of Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka,regularizing NLC India Ltd contract workers,granting Statehood to Puducherry,and implementing Nandan canal system.

Indian Opinion analysis
The developments within PMK underline significant political positioning ahead of Tamil NaduS 2026 Assembly elections while reaffirming S. Ramadoss as a longstanding figurehead with veto power over alliances-a likely strategy to consolidate leadership during a critical juncture for the party’s electoral ambitions.

Moreover,resolutions like demanding internal reservations for Vanniyars or urging caste-based census highlight PMK’s focus on identity-driven politics aimed at appealing directly to socio-political constituencies integral to its voter base in Tamil Nadu.Wider implications include potential discussions surrounding proportional representation frameworks and resource management within Tamil Nadu’s state policies-key examples being interlinking river projects or retrieval issues like Katchatheevu reclamation which could lead geopolitical concerns locally vis-a-vis Sri Lanka

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