Ruling AIADMK today sought to corner the Left parties in the Assembly over the question of chief ministerial candidate of the People's Welfare Front in which they are constituents, leading to a lighter debate.
AIADMK member Markandeyan participating in the debate on the interim budget said the four-party PWF led by Vaiko of MDMK was a "complex welfare front."
In response, CPI(M) member K Balakrishnan said there was no such complexity in the Front.
Intervening, Leader of the House O Panneerselvam said the AIADMK member's reference was only over the "complexity about who the PWF's chief ministerial candidate was" and nothing else.
Electricity Minister Natham Viswanathan said they would only like to know who will be the chief ministerial candidate of PWF.
While CPI (M) MLA A Soundararajan said the nominee will come from the PWF, CPI legislator M Arumugam said, "After the polls, MLAs elected on behalf of the PWF would choose the CM candidate."
Balakrishnan retorted that since the Leader of the House was interested in knowing the Chief Ministerial candidate of the PWF, it would be the ruling alliance.
The debate came in the backdrop of workers of Dalit-based Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), another PWF constituent, recently expressing their aspiration for a Dalit Chief Minister.
However, party chief Thol Thirumavalavan said electing the Chief Minister on behalf of the PWF would be done after the assembly polls.
