We seek respect, says Cong MP Tagore
Amid the power-sharing debate with the DMK that has seen exchange of words from either sides, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday said the national party expected to be treated with respect within the alliance led by the Dravidian major.
Tagore, who has been vocal about power-sharing, said Congress workers are “humans, not robots” and would respond to DMK leaders on the matter. He said that DMK will not be in power without Congress’ support.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, “the Congress party is like a big ship…we are a national party and are leading the INDIA bloc in Delhi. Here, our ties with the DMK continues.”
Noting that more than 70 days had passed since the Congress formed a panel for seat-sharing talks with the DMK, Tagore said he came to know through media that the latter has announced that it would constitute a committee to hold negotiations from February 22.
The DMK leads the multi-party Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu and the constituents include the Congress and the Left parties.