The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has attacked its All India Bloc ally, Congress, over its decision to extend support to actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamil Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) to form a government in Tamil Nadu, calling the grand old party a “stab in the back”.
DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai used the term in an interview but bypassed the question to the party supremo MK Stalin’s views on this matter. According to him, the five seats won by the Congress in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections were due to the party’s alliance with the DMK. Otherwise, they would have gotten a blank result in the recent exit polls,” Saravanan told NDTV.
DMK spokesperson questioned TVK-He linked the Congress by insinuating that Vijay’s outfit is “close to the BJP”.
“TVK never spoke a single word against the BJP or the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In fact, the first thanks that Vijay extends today are not to the people of the state who elected him, nor to his voters who elected him, nor to his members who worked with him to elect him. His first thanks to Prime Minister Modi. And Rahul Gandhi wants to support these kind of people?,” Saravanan said, citing Vijay X’s post in which he thanks Prime Minister Modi and Rahul Gandhi for their wishes for his election victory.
He added, “When we talk about an alliance, the India Alliance, it is an alliance based on ideology.”
Vijay’s two-year-old TVK has emerged as the single largest party in Tamil Nadu with 108 seats – just 10 short of the majority mark. The party is confident of its ability to form a government with external support. It has already rejected support from the BJP, which has only one MLA, on ideological grounds.
Later, talk to that IWishing Vijay good luck, Saravanan redoubled his efforts at the conference.
“We wish Vihai good luck when he takes oath on May 7. Congress has offered its support to TVK, that’s why we’re calling it ‘backstabbing’… Congress has decided to reverse its position and support TVK, and the reasons they have given are not convincing. They are saying they want to keep BJP and RSS at bay, that’s why this call should be made… This is a sincere decision by Congress, which is likely to send ripples through ‘If there are other alliance partners, if Congress is not trustworthy, within With only one day of results, they are openly contradicting the mandate. What impact will this create in the minds of Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Uddhav Thackeray and all the others? “
What Congress said while extending support to TVK
Congress said that the mandate in Tamil Nadu supports the formation of a secular government and is determined not to “let the BJP and its agents” run the government in the southern state.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal He said that Vijay approached the Congress and sought support to form the government. The party had directed its Tamil Nadu unit to take a final decision, keeping in mind the spirit of electoral rule.
“TVK president Thiru Vijay has asked the Indian National Congress for support to form a government in Tamil Nadu. He spoke about Perumthalaivar Kamaraj also drawing inspiration in his political mission. “The Indian National Congress is clear that the mandate in Tamil Nadu is for a secular government committed to protecting the Constitution in letter and spirit,” Venugopal said in a post on X.
“The INC is determined that the BJP and its agents should not run the Tamil Nadu government in any way. Accordingly, the Congress leadership has directed the INC to take a final decision on Thiru Vijay’s demand, keeping in mind the sentiments of the state reflected in the electoral judgement,” he added.
Is it the end of the alliance between Congress and DMK at the national level?
Asked whether the tie-up with Vijay would mean the end of the decades-old alliance with the DMK, Saravanan Annadurai said: “It is up to the Congress to decide.”
The Congress has been rebuffed by the DMK on the issue of power sharing in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections. This put pressure on the coalition. Now, the Congress is extending support to Vijay’s TVK, with reports suggesting that the party is anticipating two ministerial berths in the new government.
