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Manickam Tagore should ask why Vijay, allied with Congress, isn't joining protests: DMK
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News18•12-10-2026, 17:43
Manickam Tagore should ask why Vijay, allied with Congress, isn't joining protests: DMK
- •The DMK has strongly hit back at Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President Manickam Tagore for claiming that DMK MPs skipped the protest demanding the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner.
- •The DMK stated that having exited the INDIA bloc, the party is no longer obliged to participate in or be compelled to join protests spearheaded by them.
- •Challenging Manickam Tagore, the DMK questioned why TVK leader Vijay, who is in alliance with the Congress, has remained completely silent and has not joined the ongoing protests.
- •Highlighting party president M.K. Stalin's continuous condemnation of actions against protesting youths, the DMK asserted that it is not a movement that fears anyone.
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The DMK stated that following a betrayal by Congress members who violated coalition dharma, the DMK exited the INDIA bloc and is no longer obliged to join or be compelled into protests spearheaded by them.
M.K. Stalin was the first leader from Tamil Nadu to demand the removal of Gyanesh Kumar after an Indian Express article exposed Election Commission irregularities, raising the issue during by-election campaigns and supporting an April opposition notice.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore defended the move by stating that the public verdict went against the DMK government and that aligning with TVK was necessary to unite against the BJP and prevent them from gaining a foothold in Tamil Nadu.
