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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Friday (January 30, 2026) rejected allegations of dynastic politics, corruption, and anti-Hindu bias levelled against the DMK.
Participating successful the NDTV Tamil Nadu Summit successful Chennai, helium besides reiterated his complaint that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful the State had nary principles, and was simply an “alliance of betrayal” forged by “compulsions” and owed to the “selfishness of a fewer people.”
Rejecting the allegation of governmental heir/dynasty politics, Mr. Stalin maintained: “Anyone tin travel into politics. But they tin triumph lone if they look earlier the people, summation their confidence, and unafraid their votes. So, this [charge of dynasty politics] is levelled lone by those who could not enactment connected the ground.”
As for allegations of corruption, Mr. Stalin asked: “Has anyone ever produced immoderate grounds for this?” He went connected to inquire the BJP: “All those who are with you [in the alliance] are corrupt. The AIADMK [some individuals associated with the party] is the 1 that was punished successful a lawsuit that went up to the Supreme Court. When you [the BJP] were not successful an confederation with them [the AIADMK], you listed retired respective corruption charges against them! Have you made them ‘white’ with your ‘washing machine’?”
‘DMK not anti-Hindu’
Denying the allegation that the DMK was an “anti-Hindu party,” Mr. Stalin said world proved otherwise. Surpassing immoderate different States ruled by the BJP, the Tamil Nadu authorities has completed kudamuzhukku (consecration) successful 4,000 temples crossed the State during its 1,730 days successful office. “The existent devotees volition beryllium happy,” helium said.
Adding that helium has responded to the allegations raised against his party, Mr. Stalin contended the BJP has not fixed answers to immoderate of the questions raised by him. “Let maine inquire again. When volition you merchandise the funds for acquisition that person not been released owed to our absorption to the imposition of Hindi?”
Mr. Stalin asked wherefore the BJP was granting funds to States ruled by the enactment and not to Tamil Nadu, which suffered earthy disasters too. He asked: “When would approvals beryllium granted for the proposals for the Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail projects?” The Chief Minister further said “the BJP should realise that India was a Union of States.”
‘National parties stay inferior partners’
During a treatment connected ‘What Next for Tamil Nadu?’ with NDTV’s Rahul Kanwal and T.M. Veeraraghav, N. Ram, Director, The Hindu Group, shared his opinions astir the governmental concern successful the State. National parties specified arsenic the Congress and the BJP were “junior partners” successful their alliances with DMK and AIADMK, respectively, helium said.
The governmental parties that came from the Dravidian question did not usage religion for governmental mobilisation, Mr. Ram pointed out. He recalled erstwhile Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s connection that Mr. Stalin was the explanation of hardwork (Stalin endral uzhaippu) and said: “It is true, and I person observed it.”
On actor-turned person Vijay and his enactment Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Mr. Ram said determination was nary uncertainty helium drew enactment from young radical and further contended helium volition get much votes than precocious actor-turned-politician Vijayakant. However, Mr. Ram besides maintained that Mr. Vijay “has nary acquisition successful politics” and “does not person radical connected the ground.”
Responding to a query connected the BJP, Mr. Ram said the nationalist enactment has recovered from grounds mislaid earlier. “Maybe not successful Uttar Pradesh, but surely successful Maharashtra,” helium said. As for the Congress, Mr. Ram said Congress person Rahul Gandhi was brave, and said helium had to perpetrate himself to the payment of his party.
Importance of equity, access
During a treatment connected ‘The Dravidian Economic Model – Is it Really Unique?’ with economist Surjit Bhalla, Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan emphasised the value connected inclusivity, equity, and access. He besides recalled circumstantial interventions since the 1920s and said they person assisted successful the improvement of the State. He besides pointed retired specified approaches person helped the State with outcomes.
Minister T.R.B. Rajaa, during a chat connected ‘Inclusive Development and Industrial Growth: Has Tamil Nadu Struck a Balance?’, listed retired the steps undertaken by the Tamil Nadu authorities successful the concern sector. Mr. Rajaa pointed retired the accordant efforts made by the DMK authorities from the opening for the improvement of the State.
