DMK senior spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai suffered a meltdown once again and has triggered a fresh political controversy after referring to the Congress as “backstabbers” during a live television debate. The remark came amid questions over reported political outreach between the Congress and actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a development that has fueled speculation over possible changes in opposition alignments ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
Speaking in an NDTV programme, when the reporter asked DMK spokesperson Saravanan, how he reacted to the news that the Congress has received a request given that the Congress are allies of the DMK and were talking to the TVK.
‘Melting Point’ Saravanan suffered a meltdown and replied, “They are the backstabbers. Backstabbers. The five seats they have got is because they allied with us. Otherwise, they would have drawn a blank at the recent polls. And the TVK has never spoken a single word against the BJP or Mr. Modi. In fact, today, Mr. Vijay’s first thanks is not to the people of the state who elected him, not to his constituents who elected him, not to his members who worked for him to get him elected. His first thanks is to Mr.
Modi. And Mr. Rahul Gandhi wants to support this kind of a person. See, when we speak of an alliance, the I.N.D.I. alliance, it is an alliance based on ideology.”
When pushed back again about his harsh comments, he repeated his view and said, “It is for the Congress to decide. What has he got to say? It is Mr. K.C. Venugopal who is saying that it is for the local Congress Is this Is it how the Congress decides all these issues? The local units decide all these issues?
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