The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has risen similar a phoenix vertebrate aft each defeat, enactment president M.K. Stalin said connected Monday (May 18, 2026).
Speaking astatine the wedding of a Tiruvarur District DMK office-bearer’s household subordinate successful Thanjavur connected Monday, the erstwhile Chief Minister said: “I deliberation immoderate radical (here astatine the wedding) are overwhelmed with woe (due to electoral decision of the DMK). There is nary request to worry, due to the fact that we are inactive successful power.” The enactment had tasted some occurrence and decision implicit the years, helium added.

Mr. Stalin, portion congratulating the caller government, urged it to proceed the payment schemes implemented by his government. “You person seen however the caller authorities has agreed to the request,” helium said.
DMK’s younker helping person and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, speaking astatine the ceremony, said that the contiguous authorities (headed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) would “be exposed” soon. “In conscionable the past 10 days, people, including the younker and women, who voted for the TVK, person seen the existent look of the contiguous regime. As days pass, much radical volition recognize much truths,” helium added.

Stating that the DMK had mislaid lone successful “electoral politics,” Mr. Udhayanidhi said it has ne'er been defeated successful “principles-based politics.”
Claiming that the DMK was not conscionable a governmental enactment but a societal movement, Mr. Udhayanidhi opined that electoral defeats whitethorn impact different parties but not the DMK. The enactment would proceed to execute its societal obligations nether the guidance of Mr. Stalin.
Adding that DMK would support the State’s rights, helium said the radical of Tamil Nadu would travel retired of their TVK “attraction” and crook towards the DMK. “People person been attracted by its [the TVK’s] glamour now. Such things volition not fulfil their basal needs and guarantee solutions to their problems,” Mr. Udhayanidhi said.

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