Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the AIADMK's return to the NDA for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly election, stating that the AIADMK had no preconditions for re-joining. Shah emphasized that the BJP would not interfere in AIADMK's internal affairs and that the election would be contested under Edapaddi K Palaniswami's leadership.
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