As the rift in the India bloc widens, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday criticized Leader of the Opposition in the Congress and the House Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of “weakening” the opposition alliance.
The attack from the DMK comes in the wake of its spat with the Congress in the wake of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, when the INC announced an alliance with Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) party.
In its official mouthpiece, Murasoli, the regional party claimed that while the Congress seeks the support of its allies during national parliamentary elections, it often works to undermine them during state-level assembly elections.
The party’s mouthpiece newspaper said, “In state after state where assembly elections are being held, the Congress has done everything in its power to prevent the India Bloc partners from coming to power. However, when the parliamentary elections arrive, it seeks their support in the name of fighting the BJP.”
Although the India Caucus skipped its meeting in New Delhi on June 8 due to Congress’ “betrayal”, the DMK claimed that several leaders expressed dissatisfaction with Congress relations, adding that Gandhi “did not appreciate the comments and was caught off guard”.
“Rahul Gandhi clearly did not expect such criticism. In a meeting held to discuss opposition unity against the BJP, the Congress itself became the main target of criticism. The responsibility for this lies with Rahul Gandhi’s political immaturity and dishonesty,” the DMK mouthpiece added.
Adding to the comments in Murasoli, DMK leader TKS Elangovan told ANI that whatever Rahul Gandhi says, “Tamil Nadu will not accept it”.
“Immediately after the elections, the MLAs switched their loyalty to TVK and two of its MLAs got ministerial posts. Now, whatever he speaks, the people of Tamil Nadu will not accept it,” he said.
In another attack, the DMK’s IT cell took to X to criticize the former ally, saying the Congress “jumped ship the moment they saw a shiny new toy”.
“We carried the INC on our shoulders when they were fighting for their political survival, only for them to jump ship the moment they saw a shiny new toy. This just proves that ‘Brother’ has not matured at all; he is still just a big joke,” the statement on X said.
“Don’t come running back to us when the tide goes out. Good luck staying alive!” The IT cell added more.
(With inputs from Annie)
