AIADMK General Secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami clarified during a press conference in Chidambaram that Union Home Minister Amit Shah never spoke about the formation of a coalition government in Tamil Nadu. EPS emphasized that Shah merely referred to the AIADMK-led alliance coming to power in the state. He also reaffirmed that any decisions regarding political alliances in Tamil Nadu would be made solely under his leadership.