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Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) said that sharing of powerfulness successful the government would not enactment for Tamil Nadu, portion responding to a query during an interrogation astatine the India Today Group’s Tamil Nadu Round Table lawsuit successful Chennai.
In effect to the question, Mr. Stalin categorically said: “It [power sharing] volition not enactment for Tamil Nadu. We are alert of it, and they excessively are aware.” He contended that immoderate radical with ulterior motives were attempting to disturb the alliance (led by the DMK), but it would not impact the parties concerned.
When asked if the ties betwixt the DMK and the Congress would stay cordial, Mr. Stalin maintained: “Definitely. We are doing precise well.”
When asked astir his narration with the Congress enactment and its person Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister said: “As for Rahul, helium considers maine arsenic his member beyond politics. I, too, see him arsenic my brother.”
Responding to a question astir which enactment helium considered the DMK’s superior governmental opponent, Mr. Stalin maintained that nary confederation could decision the bloc headed by the DMK. “We are expecting 200 seats. We anticipation to triumph much than that.”
When asked to picture his narration with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government, Mr. Stalin recalled a connection made by precocious DMK person and erstwhile Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, “Urimaikku kural koduppom, uravukku kai koduppom. (We volition lend a dependable to rights, and widen a manus for relationships). That is the policy!”
Earlier, during a speech, Mr. Stalin listed retired the achievements of his authorities successful the past five years and said that the DMK was ever working for the welfare of the people. “Even the Union authorities that has been intentionally disturbing the DMK authorities could not contradict this development,” helium said.
Many States were visiting Tamil Nadu to survey the payment programmes being implemented here, Mr. Stalin said, adding: “People judge that the aboriginal of Tamil Nadu would beryllium amended lone if the DMK authorities continues. We are moving hard lone to enactment existent to the assurance they person successful us.”
‘Centre being unjust’
Contending that the radical of Tamil Nadu were observing however the BJP-led Union authorities was creating crises for the DMK government, Mr. Stalin claimed that the Centre was meting retired injustice to Tamil Nadu successful respective matters, ranging from the devolution of funds to peculiar programmes and railway projects.
“What did they bash for Tamil Nadu successful this [Union] Budget? We are placing demands lone with the anticipation that they would bash bully for Tamil Nadu. Bu they gave america zero successful this Budget. The radical volition besides springiness a zero to the NDA confederation [in the upcoming election],” Mr. Stalin said.
The BJP was intending to “spread hatred” and “create confusion” lone to payment from them, Mr. Stalin charged.
He added: “They mean to destruct each the ideals of democracy. The antiauthoritarian forces should not let them to bash that. We volition surely get the funds and justness owed to Tamil Nadu. The fascist authorities of the BJP volition not enactment successful the State.”
