Published: June 4, 2026 • 6:55 PM IST · Updated: June 5, 2026 • 1:02 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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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.