Jealous EPS turns astrologer, DMK alliance intact: Stalin

Jealous of people’s support for the DMK government, Opposition AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) turned astrologer, predicting friction within the DMK-led alliance and its potential disintegration, Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Wednesday.

“The EPS remains marginalized by the people. The success of the DMK government’s social and developmental programs has made the opposition leader jealous. He says the DMK’s support is dwindling. Until now I thought he was dreaming, but now it has become clear that he has taken on a new avatar of an astrologer,” Stalin said, speaking after celebrating the wedding of the son of a government official. party to DMK Anna Arivalayam headquarters in the city.

“This alliance is not one formed simply to obtain power, but rather an ideologically driven force. There are debates and conversations within the alliance, but no cracks that will not occur. EPS is a demonetized currency which is incapable of handling confusions within the AIADMK,” he asserted, rejecting claims to the contrary and adding that the future is for the DMK not only in 2026 but even after .

The chief minister’s response comes as EPS continues to taunt the DMK, saying the ruling party rests on the shoulders of its allies – the Congress, Thol Thirumavalavan’s Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Vaiko’s MDMK , left-wing parties and others.

“Without the allies, the DMK would be significantly reduced. There are already rumors within the DMK group that the Congress and the VCK are putting the DMK government in a difficult situation,” the EPS had said in Salem on Tuesday. He reiterated this despite denials from DMK ministers.

Keen to keep the AIADMK cadres in good spirits, the EPS asserted that with the DMK alliance showing signs of collapse, the party would form a formidable alliance and bounce back to power in the 2026 assembly elections. will be part of the alliance will only be known at the time of the vote, he argued.

Reacting to Stalin’s remark that he is daydreaming, EPS, speaking at an event in Salem later in the day, said: “It’s only Stalin who daydreams.” Wait and see, the allies would desert like a flock of bees. Further, he dismissed criticism that no major party is willing to align with the AIADMK, saying that in 2019 itself, a national party had invited the party to enter into a pact.

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