Ever since three rebel AIADMK legislators resigned and defected to Chief Minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the principal Opposition DMK and the AIADMK, along with others, have attacked the ruling party, accusing it of blatant horse trading to shore up its majority in the Assembly.
Rattled by persistent speculation that he was instrumental in the attempt to prop up a coalition government of traditional rivals, DMK and AIADMK, to deny the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of Vijay, which emerged as the single largest party, a shot at power, superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday clarified that he was not so cheap to indulge in such a move.
Senior AIADMK leaders have begun mobilising support against EPS, with rebels exploring party rules to trigger a major leadership confrontation after the 2026 poll setback.
Aadhav Arjuna rejected Udhayanidhi Stalin’s interpretation of Sanatan Dharma, saying he does not understand the concept and clarifying his own secular stance.
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.
Actor Rajinikanth met DMK president M K Stalin at his residence in Chennai soon after the party’s disappointing performance in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The unexpected visit has triggered interest.
Even as the DMK finds it difficult to digest the defeat at the hands of a debutant, Vijay, in the just-concluded assembly election, party president MK Stalin, in a bid to lift the morale of the rank and file of the party pointed out that the loss was of a meagre 3.52 per cent of votes and that the Dravidian major would bounce back to power.
A strong wave of public anger led to the defeat of many senior DMK ministers across Tamil Nadu. The big losses show a clear shift in politics as the party now moves to the Opposition.
TVK’s debut reshapes Tamil Nadu politics, but numbers fall short. With smaller parties holding the key, Vijay must secure support quickly to stake claim to power.
A political tsunami christened Vijay has dethroned the MK Stalin government in Tamil Nadu, leaving the ruling DMK unable to break the second consecutive term jinx, while in neighbouring Puducherry, the squabble over seat sharing in the Congress-DMK alliance till the eleventh hour has enabled incumbent Chief Minister and AINRC president, N Rangasamy, to retain power.
