4 May 2026 will be one of the most memorable days in history for the public of Tamil Nadu who suffered for 5 years under the so-called Dravidian Model rule of the DMK government.
Thanks to the heavy anti-incumbency against the Stalin government and the Vijay wave, DMK didn’t just lose, sitting ministers were thrown out by the people.
Stalin Falls in Kolathur
The most shocking fall belonged to none other than Chief Minister MK Stalin himself. A man who had won from Kolathur three consecutive times, who had held the seat like a personal fiefdom, beaten by VS Babu, a TVK candidate who once wore the DMK’s own colours. The margin: 8,795 votes. After nine assembly contests, Stalin finally tasted defeat, and the symbolism could not be sharper. The party’s president, the state’s chief minister, toppled in his own backyard.
STALIN 🤜🤛 VS BABU
VS BABU DA 😎🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZzP9DPvir4
— Harish N S (@Harish_NS149) April 30, 2026
PTR’s Arrogance, Answered
IT Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, long regarded as the DMK’s sharpest but also the smuggest operator, lost Madurai Central to TVK’s Madhar Badhurudeen by a humbling 19,128 votes. For a minister who never missed a chance to talk down to critics, the voters of Madurai Central did the talking this time.
Ma. Subramanian’s Saidapet Collapse
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, whose press conferences during COVID became a masterclass in self-congratulation, who claimed TN was a drug free state, under whose supervision TN’s government hospitals caused problem after problem to the public, was routed in Saidapet. TVK’s M. Arul Prakash defeated him by a massive 28,514 votes – one of the largest ministerial margins of defeat in this election.
Anbil Mahesh Swept Out of Thiruverumbur
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, often seen as a minister more interested in social media optics and being Udhayanidhi Stalin’s fan club president than school infrastructure, lost Thiruverumbur to TVK’s Vijayakumar by 8,705 votes. The students of Tamil Nadu, it seems, gave him a failing grade. His dramatic behaviour and tears after the Karur stampede failed to make any impact.
Duraimurugan’s Katpadi Curtain Call
DMK’s general secretary Duraimurugan, one of the party’s older leaders caught in sand smuggling cases, fell in Katpadi losing to TVK’s DR M. Sudhakar by 7,309 votes. A man who helped steer the DMK’s election machinery for decades couldn’t steer himself to safety.
Nasar’s Record Rout in Avadi
If there was a prize for the most emphatic individual defeat, Avadi’s S. M. Nasar won it, in reverse. He lost to TVK’s R. Ramesh Kumar by a staggering 74,829 votes, the highest margin of defeat among all fallen ministers. A number that speaks louder than any speech he ever gave.
Geetha Jeevan vs. Srinath: Cinema Meets Comeuppance
In Thoothukudi, minister Geetha Jeevan faced actor Srinath, a close associate of Vijay, and lost by 37,731 votes. The constituency chose the newcomer from the screen over the incumbent from the cabinet.
One Vote. One Verdict. Periyakaruppan’s Historic Loss
Perhaps the most cinematic loss of all came from Tiruppattur in Sivaganga district, where Minister K. R. Periyakaruppan lost his seat by exactly one vote. One. Single. Vote. Democracy, at its most precise.
TRB Rajaa Loses By A Narrow Margin
Industries minister TRB Rajaa lost in Mannargudi only by 1,566 votes to AMMK’s S. Kamaraj. His IT Wing wreaked havoc on dissenters and his loss was literally celebrated by many.
The constant abuse and target of journalists writing critically against the govt was one of the worst downgrades of the #DMK IT wing in the last few years. Beyond comments, spaces were created for discussions to tarnish journalists. Many involved in these trolls and targeted… https://t.co/63XLJ6tW6A
— Omjasvin M D (@omjasvinMD) May 5, 2026
Karma bites @TRBRajaa who ran a filthy IT wing. He will probably continue to run it. But this karma is good enough for the way his IT wing has targeted anyone who even mildly dissented with the @arivalayam .
— Sandhya Ravishankar (@sandhyaravishan) May 4, 2026
The Rest of the Fallen
Tourism minister R. Rajendran lost Salem North by 14,034 votes.
Adi Dravidar welfare minister Dr. M. Mathivendan was pushed to third place in Rasipuram, losing to TVK’s D. Logesh Dhanapal by 16,954 votes with BJP’s Premkumar finishing ahead of him too.
Housing minister S. Muthusamy lost Erode West by 22,250 votes.
TM Anbarasan fell in Alandur.
Moorthy P. lost Madurai East.
Another satisfying defeat is that of Thousand Lights MLA Ezhilan Naganathan, who is known for his rabid anti-Hindu and anti-Brahmin comments. He lost to TVK’s JCD Prabhakaran by 15,141 votes.
The DMK didn’t just lose the election, it lost its face, its senior leaders, and its chief minister in a single night. Tamil Nadu had voted. And it voted loudly.
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