AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami questioned farmers in Theni district about re-electing DMK, citing inaction on the Mullaiperiyar dam issue. Speaking at an election meeting in Andipatti with ally T.T.V. Dhinakaran, Palaniswami stated that with a CPI(M) government in Kerala, Tamil Nadu's government could have achieved more through their alliance partnership.