Chennai: Senior Congress leader of Tamil Nadu and former union minister G.K. Vasan had quit party on Monday and announced the formation of new party in state.
He also said that name of the new party and the flag of the party would be announced later at a mega rally in Trichi. However, he chose to keep mum on whether the new party should be seen as the revival of the Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) floated by his father GK Moopanar in 1996 in Tamil Nadu.
Vasan said, “I have decided to follow a new political path” over his decision of skipping party.
He said, “We were not satisfied with the way of functioning regarding achieving the goal in Tamil Nadu so we have taken this decision.”
Ruing that the Congress has been out of power in Tamil Nadu for the last 47 years, “We want to be an alternative to the people of Tamil Nadu so that we can fulfil the vision of late Kamraj.”
G.K. Vasan said, “We are following the new path to achieve our goal.”
Bureau Report
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