Tamil Nadu Politics: OPS, TTV Dhinakaran in Talks to Join Vijay's TVK Alliance

In this special report, India Today’s Senior Journalist Pramod Madhav provides breaking updates on the shifting political alliances in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. The report reveals that former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam (OPS) and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran are in talks to join actor Vijay’s Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). This development comes amidst Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to the state and follows the refusal of AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) to readmit OPS and TTV into the party fold. Pramod Madhav notes that while the NDA is keen on retaining OPS and TTV, their dissatisfaction with EPS is driving them towards the TVK option.