Seeman hints at accepting the support of DMK and AIADMK in Ambasamudram byelection

Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman pays homage to Muthuramalinga Thevar at his memorial at Pasumpon in Ramanathapuram district on Friday (October 30, 2026). | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar

Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman on Friday hinted that he was open to accepting the support of the DMK and the AIADMK, if they chose to back him in the Ambasamudram Assembly constituency as and when a byelection is held there. He had recently hinted that he would contest the byelection.

At an interaction with journalists at Pasumpon after paying tributes to freedom fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar, he wondered why he should not accept their support when he had been yearning for an election victory for long.

DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who also arrived here for paying tributes to the freedom fighter, did not directly respond to a query on backing Mr. Seeman. When asked if the NTK leader could be backed by the DMK, he said the byelection date should be announced first.

However, when asked whether he would be amenable to accepting the support of the two Dravidian parties, Mr. Seeman said, “Someone who is hungry will not reject a biryani offered to him.”