TVK’s Rise, Vijay’s Govt To Congress Betrayal: Stalin’s One Big Worry In 7 Statements

Published 7 June 2026 · politics

TVK’s Rise, Vijay’s Govt To Congress Betrayal: Stalin’s One Big Worry In 7 Statements Written By, Last Updated: June 07, 2026, 16:22 IST While Stalin

TVK’s Rise, Vijay’s Govt To Congress Betrayal: Stalin’s One Big Worry In 7 Statements Written By, Last Updated: June 07, 2026, 16:22 IST While Stalin initially vowed a “si month non-interference”, the DMK chief has now launched salvos targeting TVK's fragile mandate and the "betrayal" of his former allies Rapid Read While Stalin initially vowed a “si month non-interference”, the DMK President seems to have broken his promise. (PTI File) Over the past week, MK Stalin has spoken with a single-minded focus — highlighting the instability of the new Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government in Tamil Nadu. Following the 2026 Assembly elections, where actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK emerged as the single-largest party, former allies like the Congress and Left parties shifted their allegiance from Stalin’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to help Vijay form a government. While Stalin initially vowed a “si month non-interference", the DMK President seems to have broken his promise, launching aggressive salvos targeting TVK’s fragile mandate and the “betrayal" of his former allies. The shift in Stalin’s rhetoric follows deep friction within the opposition camp. While DMK leaders like Udhayanidhi Stalin have openly attacked the Congress party for “backstabbing" a 50-year Dravidian partnership to join Vijay’s coalition, Congress representatives have defended their move as a pragmatic response to respect the public’s mandate and return to state governance after nearly six decades. A look at seven statements that summed up Stalin’s one big worry — political survival 1. Support: “The TVK government is, in a way, being sustained by our support because our former alliance partners are backing it," said Stalin Addressing party cadres, Stalin emphasised that the newly formed TVK government does not stand on its own ideological or legislative strength.

He explicitly noted that Vijay’s administration is surviving solely on the life-support of political parties that were, until very recently, central components of the DMK-led alliance. 2. Instability: “I saw them [allies] off with the sole intention of preventing the imposition of President’s rule in the state, which could have paved the way for BJP rule in Tamil Nadu," said Stalin. He revealed that the DMK intentionally chose not to immediately destabilise or pull down the fractured TVK setup. His justification was a tactical positioning for the public eye: the DMK wanted to prevent a constitutional crisis that could invite President’s Rule or inadvertently open the backdoor for BJP intervention in Tamil Nadu. 3. Political situation: Signalling an official end to the DMK’s peaceful, wait-and-watch approach, Stalin declared to party workers that the grace period is over. He openly asserted that the ground equations have shifted, changing the party’s operational strategy from passive observation to active political confrontation. 4. Call to end TVK regime: In a direct directive to the DMK cadre, Stalin urged DMK cadres to “take a pledge to bring down the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government," arguing that the current setup is surviving with unstable support from former DMK allies. Rather than waiting out a full five-year term, he urged the grassroots network to prepare for an early collapse of the administration due to its internal contradictions. 5. Swift return to power: Expressing absolute confidence in a DMK resurgence, Stalin reassured his party that the current political arrangement is highly temporary. He stated that voters would quickly grow fatigued by the “novelty" of the actor’s governance and that the DMK is positioned to return to power sooner than expected.