In Tamil Nadu, Pattali Makkal Katchi has joined the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami announced the inclusion of the PMK in the NDA at a press briefing in Chennai, alongside PMK chief Anbumani Ramadoss. Mr Palaniswami said that they are already in an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and expressed the possibility of including more parties in their bloc. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Ramadoss alleged that people in Tamil Nadu are very angry with the ruling party DMK.