DMK to boycott June 8 INDIA bloc meeting over Congress ‘betrayal’

Key points

• The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday (June 4, 2026) announced it will boycott the upcoming meeting of the INDIA bloc parties, scheduled to be held at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on June 8, 2026. In a strongly-worded statement, the DMK noted that the decision was taken to honour the sentiments of its cadres, who remain deeply hurt by the “betrayal” committed by the Congress following the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
• The Congress, which had won five seats as part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, had post-polls unilaterally snapped ties with the Dravidian party and joined the TVK-led coalition government.
• The DMK statement explained how the party had consistently been at the forefront of nationwide issues.
• It said the DMK had “courageously opposed” initiatives and policies that threaten democracy, secularism, and State rights — including the Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), delimitation, the “hastily introduced” Special...