Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief Seeman challenged the DMK to field Dalit leader Thol. Thirumavalavan in a general constituency to prove its commitment to social justice. Seeman also stated NTK will contest alone and announced candidate names on February 21. He expressed concerns about North Indians' influx potentially shifting political power and criticized the DMK government's financial management and pension scheme announcement as a vote-harvesting tactic.