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In a governmental mobilisation up of the Assembly elections, astir 10,000 radical from assorted governmental parties formally joined the DMK astatine a nationalist gathering held astatine Sengipatti successful Thanjavur territory connected Monday (January 26, 2026).
Addressing the gathering, erstwhile Minister R. Vaithilingam who precocious joined the DMK said the enactment of M.K. Stalin had shown a wide improvement way not lone for Tamil Nadu but besides for the full state done payment schemes that reached each sections of society. “There whitethorn beryllium sections that harbour an aversion towards Dravidian ideology, but we volition proceed to enactment to safeguard and fortify Dravidam,” helium said.
DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who presided implicit the event, praised Mr. Vaithialingam for organising what helium described arsenic a “grand and disciplined programme”.
DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister with R. Vaithilingam astatine Sengipatti successful Thanjavur territory connected January 26, 2026 | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh
Mr. Stalin said AIADMK has breached into pieces aft the passing of erstwhile Chief Ministers M.G. Ramachandran (December 1987) and Jayalalithaa (December 2016). Mr. Vaithilingam had worked hard with committedness and remained loyal to them but the fragmentation of the AIADMK had caused him heavy anguish. “Only present bash I realise helium (Vaithilingam) has decided helium cannot relation without self-respect,” helium said.
He called upon enactment cadres to enactment towards a decisive mandate, invoking the slogan of winning 200 Assembly seats and creating history.
Several erstwhile functionaries of the AIADMK, including those aligned with the O. Panneerselvam faction, from Tiruchi, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Perambalur and Ariyalur districts joined the DMK astatine the event.
State Ministers K.N. Nehru and Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, MP Kanimozhi, and DMK organising caput R.S. Bharathi were among the participants.
