Chennai, April 11 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Friday termed the BJP-AIADMK alliance as "most expected" and alleged that Edappadi Palaniswami succumbed to BJP pressure to protect his family members.

Speaking to ANI, Elangovan said, "This was most expected. They were afraid of the BJP. When BJP put pressure on Edappadi's son and his relatives, Edappadi thought that he has to save them. So he fell at the feet of BJP."

The DMK leader said that the BJP and the AIADMK despite being in an alliance in 2021 had lost out to his party in elections.

"They were all together in 2021, but we won and captured power. Vijay is going to contest separately. If he contests separately, he is going to take a share of thei...