Tiruchirappali | Congress MP Christopher Tilak on Thursday justified that his party supported TVK to form government since Vijay holds complete faith in the principle of secularism.

Tilak became an MP with the support of DMK in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. Talking to reporters, he said, now it is the time for TVK to declare that it will not align with "Hindutva forces".

"Even though the Congress party has only five MLAs, it has taken a firm decision, determining that this is the direction they must pursue at this juncture", he claimed.

"Now, because Congress has joined, a difficult situation has arisen for the BJP where it cannot penetrate or play a big role there", he claimed.

Christopher also said that minorities and Dalits voted based on an anti-BJP stance, emphasising the need to protect Tamil Nadu's fundamental traditions and religious harmony.

"I don't know if corruption can be completely eliminated from this starting point", he said adding, "but if Vijay thinks, he can definitely reduce it after becoming the chief minister, and if he takes a political will to definitely reduce it".

He also pointed out that due to the lack of a clear majority, many important political moves have taken place amidst much confusion.