Framing the assembly election as a fight not between the DMK-led alliance and the AIADMK-led NDA but one between Tamil Nadu and the NDA, she said, “We are standing up against those bent upon dividing the country on communal lines.”
With Tamil Nadu heading into the 2026 Assembly elections, O Panneerselvam’s switch to the DMK adds fresh momentum to shifting alliances and sharpens the political contest.
PM Modi will on Friday formally launch the NDA’s Tamil Nadu Assembly election campaign with a rally in Madurantakam, as the alliance signals unity and sharpens its challenge to the DMK.
Congress Whip in the Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore has joined the chorus for a coalition government post elections.
Condemning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls being carried out in Tamil Nadu, the ruling DMK and all its allies will hold massive protest demonstrations across the state next week on November 11.
