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INDIA Bloc Rift: DMK Rejects Cong's 'Compete In State, Cooperate Nationally' Formula

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Differences within the INDIA bloc have come into the open in Tamil Nadu after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) firmly rejected a proposal to adopt the Kerala and West Bengal model of opposition politics. The suggestion, backed by the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and supported by Congress, called for the DMK and the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to remain political rivals in the state while joining hands nationally against t…

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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress President Manickam Tagore said that Kerala is a model for how parties can unite in the fight against the BJP government at the Centre even when they are on opposing fronts in the state. In Tamil Nadu, TVK is the ruling party and DMK is the opposition party...

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Differences within the INDIA alliance in Tamil Nadu are now surfacing. The state's dominant party, the DMK, has categorically rejected the demand of its longtime ally, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), to unite the DMK and Chief Minister Vijay Vijay's party, the TVK, at the national level against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The controversy erupted when VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan suggested that Tamil Nadu could adopt a model simi…

The differences in the India alliance are getting worse day by day. Recently, VCK party chief Tol Thirumavalavan is trying to bring the ruling TVK and the opposition DMK parties led by Vijay in Tamil Nadu into the national opposition alliance. On the other hand, in the wake of DMK's break with the Congress, he is trying to reconcile the two parties.

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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
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