CPI leader R. Veerapandian states that the Communist Party of India is not part of the DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu. He says the present political situation is not conducive for an alliance, adding that CPI will decide its stand in the future based on developments in the coming days. Veerapandian links the party’s decision to upcoming local body and other elections, suggesting that CPI may take a separate approach depending on the electoral context. He also emphasizes that CPI takes its own political decisions, indicating it is not aligning itself with DMK for the current arrangement. The statement is presented as clarifying CPI’s position and distancing it from any inclusion within a DMK-led front.