Chennai, Jan. 20 -- The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) will join a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rally, scheduled to be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi near Chennai on January 23, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

They added that AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran may return to the alliance, after its exit from it last year. Ahead of the public meeting, BJP's election in-charge for Tamil Nadu Piyush Goyal will be in the state on Wednesday to finalise pacts with allies, with AIADMK's general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) as the chief ministerial candidate for the ensuing assembly elections.

AMMK had quit the NDA in September 2025, accusing the BJP of entertaining EPS while giving them the cold shoulder.

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