Chennai: The political parties supporting the TVK-led Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday have formally named their coalition the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance. The newly formed alliance choose CM C. Joseph Vijay as its leader.

The decision was taken at the second round of consultations among the alliance partners, held at the TVK headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai on Wednesday. The meeting, chaired by CM Vijay, began at 4 p.m. and continued for nearly 90 minutes.

TVK emerged as the single largest party in the recently concluded Assembly election after winning 108 seats.

VCK and the IUML subsequently joined the Vijay-led Ministry, while the CPI and the CPI (M) decided to support the TVK Government from outside. Efforts to give a formal structure and identity to the TVK-led coalition began with its first consultative meeting at a private hotel in Chennai’s Kovalam on July 1^st.

Representatives of the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML attended that meeting. The CPI and CPI (M), which are extending outside support, stayed away.

Senior TVK leaders and Ministers Anand, Aadhav Arjuna and Nirmal Kumar personally invited all the supporting parties to the second meeting held on Wednesday. Among those present were Congress leaders Manickam Tagore, MP Praveen Chakravarty and Congress Legislature Party leader and MP Tharahai Cuthbert.

MDMK General Secretary Vaiko and MP Durai Vaiko also participated. IUML National President K.M. Kader Mohideen and Minister Shahjahan represented their party. VCK President and MP Thol. Thirumavalavan Ravikumar and MP Sinthanai Selvan were also among the participants.

Participants discussed mechanisms for consultation and cooperation as the alliance seeks to project a common political platform centered on secularism, social justice and governance under CM Vijay’s leadership.