DMK Opts Out Of INDIA Bloc June 8 Gathering In Setback To Opposition Unity

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• DMK Opts Out Of INDIA Bloc June 8 Gathering In Setback To Opposition Unity Published By, Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 18:55 IST Signs of the strain had emerged earlier when DMK Lok Sabha leader K.
• Kanimozhi wrote to Speaker Om Birla seeking separate seating arrangements.
• Rapid Read Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with DMK chief MK Stalin.
• (File) Leaders of the INDIA bloc are set to meet in the national capital on June 8 in a bid to project Opposition unity, but the gathering is likely to proceed without the DMK, whose relations with the Congress have deteriorated following recent political developments in Tamil Nadu.
• Around 17 Opposition parties are expected to participate in the meeting, which will bring together several key leaders from across the country to discuss strategy both inside and outside Parliament.