Tiruchirappalli (TN), Mar 11 (PTI) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) chief TTV Dhinakaran on Monday announced his party's unconditional support to the BJP for the soon to be announced Lok Sabha polls.

Speaking to reporters, Dhinakaran said his party's alliance with the BJP is confirmed. He said: "TN BJP President K Annamalai and BJP leader Kishan Reddy spoke to me over phone and I have conveyed to them the unconditional support of AMMK to the BJP-led alliance."

Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Arrives at BJP Headquarters for Central Election Committee Meeting Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 (Watch Video).

Dhinakaran said he could not meet the BJP leaders on Monday as he was out of Chennai.

The AMMK leader said the BJP leaders had been in touch with them for the past six months and talks were on for about three months now.

Also Read | Ramzan 2024: Moon Sighted in Various Parts of Country, Muslims in India To Begin Fasting From March 12.

While it is certain that people will give Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term in office, his party, the AMMK will contribute like a 'squirrel,' to ensure victory for the BJP in Tamil Nadu.

On seat-sharing, the AMMK leader said his party's demands will be reasonable. There is no issue as regards the number of constituencies to be allotted to his party and the Lok Sabha segments from where his party nominees will contest.

To a question, Dhinakaran said his party there was absolutely no pressure on his party to contest on BJP's lotus symbol.

Answering another question, he said if policies and ideologies matched, there was no need for the presence of separate political parties and the understanding between parties is confined to electoral purpose.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)