Government ready to face no-confidence motion, says Minister Sengottaiyan

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government is prepared to face a no-confidence motion if the Opposition parties decide to move one, though they have no such plans at present, Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.A. Sengottaiyan said in Gobichettipalayam on Thursday (November 12, 2026).

Mr. Sengottaiyan was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a market complex and a community hall, constructed at a cost of ₹48 lakh, at Kasipalayam Town Panchayat near Gobichettipalayam.

Asked whether the Opposition would move a no-confidence motion against the TVK government, which had completed six months in office, he said there was no such intention among the Opposition parties. However, the government was prepared to face the motion if one was moved. On the conduct of local body elections, he said the tenure of town panchayats would continue until February and the government would take appropriate action thereafter.

Referring to the consultative meeting chaired by the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday, the Minister said it was customary for political parties to convene meetings with their MLAs after assuming office to discuss the schemes to be implemented. The meeting was part of that exercise, he said, adding that no letters were collected at the meeting.

Asked about the Kallakurichi MLA issue, he said the legislator concerned had already given a reply. On the reported spate of murders during the Deepavali period, Mr. Sengottaiyan attributed the incidents to personal enmity and differences between individuals. Deepavali was a festival during which families in both rural and urban areas came together to celebrate, he said. Such incidents had occurred only in a few places, he said, stressing the need for people to exercise restraint and avoid jealousy to prevent such occurrences.