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CHENNAI : AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said actor Karthik's Indiya Nadalum Makkal Katchi would be part of the AIADMK alliance in the forthcoming assembly polls. She told mediapersons that talks were progressing with other parties who were likely to join her front and added that it would be revealed as and when deals were struck.

Asked whether the AIADMK had shut the doors to the Congress as she had been criticising the central government, especially on the 2G spectrum scam of late, she sought to clarify that the AIADMK had criticised the central government whenever it had acted against the interests of the public. "It has nothing to do with electoral alliances," she maintained.

She went on to clarify that she had never said the AIADMK had an alliance with the Congress. But reminded about her earlier offer to the Congress that she will provide them support of 18 MPs if it ditched the DMK, she chose to skirt the issue.

She also refused to comment on whether the DMDK would find a place in the AIADMK alliance.

Asked about the outcome of her recent talks with actor Vijay's father, she said the question should have been posed to the latter.

She said the DMK government's distribution of freebies would not yield the ruling party votes. "All that will not work," she said adding that people were fed up with the present government.

Listing out problems like deteriorating law and order, illegal sand mining and power crisis, she said there were several issues concerning the electorate. She said the AIADMK, Left parties and Telugu Desam Party would launch a nation-wide agitation against increase in price of petrol.

She also flayed Union minister Kapil Sibal's recent criticism of the CAG report on the 2G scam. "It is against the Constitution. It is also contempt of court as the case is pending in the court and the CBI inquiry is conducted based on the CAG report."