"The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee is now busy preparing the election manifesto and after completing it, they will send it for approval from AICC and then release it in 15 days," TNCC president E V K S Elangovan told reporters here.
He said the party had entered into a tie up with DMK as its ultimate aim was to defeat the ruling AIADMK. If DMDK joined the fold, they could easily defeat AIADMK, he said.
However he would recommend seats to 'real' Congress members to contest the polls, Elangovan said, adding that partymen who had already given in writing their option to contest would be given seats.
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