Ahead of the floor test to prove majority in the Assembly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president on Monday walked the extra mile to meet his predecessor and DMK president MK Stalin at the latter’s residence, heralding a new political culture in the state.
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.
The resignation comes against the backdrop of a major political shift in the state. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, emerged as the single largest party, securing 107 seats in the 234-member assembly, just 11 short of the majority mark. The DMK, which had been in power, was reduced to 59 seats, marking a sharp decline.
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.
Vijay’s dual-seat contest, welfare promises and sharp criticism of DMK signal a high-stakes entry that could reshape Tamil Nadu’s traditional two-front electoral battle.
DMK MP Kanimozhi on Thursday asked the Centre to "abandon" the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, stating that it empowers the government to "unjustly block foreign funding."
Launching a tirade against the Opposition AIADMK and the BJP, Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Wednesday alleged that the NDA, if voted to power in the assembly election, will obliterate even the identity of Tamil Nadu by rechristening it as ‘Dakshina Pradesh’ and to prevent this, he called for unity under one banner against the saffron alliance.
Seeking re-election from Kolathur in Chennai, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday released the list of candidates for the 164 constituencies in which the party is contesting the assembly election.
The DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance has held statewide demonstrations to protest the Modi government's functioning without any foresight and caution, he pointed out.
