DMK MP A. Raja made a series of sharp political remarks abusing the CM and also declaring that the DMK no longer needed alliances, while addressing a wedding function in Thiruvarur.
Although the event was organised as a family function, Raja used the occasion to launch into a political speech defending the DMK’s leadership, mocking opposition criticism, and asserting the strength of the ruling party.
Drawing from historical anecdotes involving former Chief Ministers CN Annadurai and C Rajagopalachari (Rajaji), Raja argued that a single electoral defeat could not diminish the stature of a great political leader.
“Today, a scoundrel leader occupies the Chief Minister’s chair in the very Legislative Assembly where stalwarts like Anna and Rajaji once sat. Will you put these leaders to the test in an election?”
He compared the argument to Winston Churchill losing an election after leading Britain through World War II, suggesting that electoral victories and defeats do not define historic leaders.
Raja also took exception to recent statements claiming that the DMK alliance had weakened.
Referring to a Communist Party leader’s remarks, he questioned the authority of others to declare the fate of the alliance.
“What authority do you have to declare that the DMK alliance no longer exists?”
He asserted that the DMK continued to enjoy the backing of nearly 60 supporting organisations and claimed party workers and supporters regularly expressed confidence that Stalin would return to power.
In one of the most politically significant remarks of the speech, Raja declared that the DMK would not be entering into alliances going forward.
“There will be no alliance with anyone hereafter.”
He projected confidence that the DMK alone was capable of protecting Tamil Nadu and suggested there was no viable alternative political force.
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