A fiery speech at a political meeting has turned into a major legal and political controversy, with police action, protests by supporters and an investigation now underway.
The Vaiko-led MDMK has withdrawn from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance after nine years, citing ideological concerns and post-election political developments. The party says it will decide on future electoral alliances at the appropriate time.
Stung by the Leader of the Opposition, Udhayanidhi Stalin’s persistent debunking of the Joseph Vijay administration as a ‘sofa model government’ which would not last long, Tamil Nadu Health Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader KG Arun Raj on Wednesday slammed the DMK scion as a lotus eater, oblivious of the dynastic throne, he was hoping for, getting abolished by the electoral verdict.
DMK has intensified its attack on Rahul Gandhi, accusing Congress of working against INDIA bloc allies in state elections and blaming his leadership for growing discontent within the opposition alliance.
Senior DMK leader Thangam Thennarasu claimed that Stalin's remarks on the future of the Vijay-led government had been misrepresented.
The Tamil Nadu government cancelled the appointment of TVK spokesperson Rickey Vettrivel as OSD to Chief Minister Vijay within a day of issuing the order.
Vijay used his first major Assembly speech as chief minister to frame TVK as a secular, inclusive force as the party comfortably crossed the trust vote hurdle.
The AIADMK’s internal divide came into the open after CV Shanmugam announced support for the Vijay-led government and ruled out any alliance with the DMK.
The assembly elections of 2026 may eventually be remembered less for individual victories than for the collapse of political certainties that had governed West Bengal and Tamil Nadu for decades.
The latest boost to Vijay's party came after the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) formally extended support.
