CHENNAI, Jan. 21 -- On the eve of the visit of Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi to western Tamil Nadu, chinks in the party's alliance with DMK surfaced as the Dravidian major entrusted S Jagathrakshakan MP to form a winnable alliance in the union territory of Puducherry which goes to the polls along with Tamil Nadu to elect a new legislative assembly.

Puducherry is administered as on today by a coalition Government headed by V Narayanasamy of the Congress with the support of the DMK. Jagathrakshakan, a diehard loyalist of the Karunanidhi family, told the executive committee members of the DMK's Puducherry, to get ready to fight in all the 30 Assembky constituencies in the Union Territory.

"An alliance under the leadership of DMK will be form...