Congress MP, DMK MLA indulge in slanging match over ‘share in power’ demand

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The tug-of-war successful INDIA bloc successful Tamil Nadu implicit the request of Congress for “share successful power” successful Tamil Nadu Government has led to slanging lucifer betwixt Congress MP B. Manickam Tagore and DMK Madurai municipality territory caput G. Thalapathi.

Addressing a nationalist gathering present connected Sunday, Mr. Thalapathi said that the DMK precocious bid should contradict Mr. Tagore and his enactment workfellow Jothimani summons successful aboriginal Lok Sabha elections for raising their dependable “demanding stock successful power” successful State government.

While the DMK has not compromised connected its combat against the BJP’s agenda, Congress leaders similar Mr. Tagore and Ms. Jothimani, were creating trouble, helium said.

“While they some person (successfully) go MPs (with the enactment of INDIA bloc), they were not bothered astir anyone from the Congress becoming MLAs and raking up contented of stock successful power,” Mr. Thalapathi said. He went connected to accidental that the precise beingness of the INDIA bloc depended connected leaders similar M.K. Stalin (DMK), Mamta Banerjee (TMC) and Akhilesh Yadav (SP). “Without DMK, determination is nary INDIA bloc,” helium said.

Mr. Thalapathi besides belittled the nationalist enactment claiming that it had mediocre cadre basal successful Tamil Nadu. “They (Congress) person 3,000 to 4,000 votes successful each Assembly constituency. It could not find capable fig of cadres for the station of booth agents,” helium said.

Reacting to the DMK leader, Mr. Tagore said that helium would importune with Congress nationalist president Mallikarjun Kharge connected fielding a Congress campaigner successful Madurai North Assembly constituency, which is present represented by Mr. Thalapathi, during the ensuing Assembly polls.

In his societal media post, Mr. Tagore claimed that his request for this peculiar spot was to “teach a acquisition to ‘some’ ... support aforesaid respect”.

The MP besides said that the clip of confederation parties maintaining soundlessness to arrogance of those successful powerfulness has ended.

Published - January 26, 2026 06:14 p.m. IST

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