Chennai: The Dravidian Model leader and senior DMK figure RS Bharathi on Sunday explicitly rejected any possibility of a future reconciliation with the Congress party, using highly provocative analogies to describe the collapse of their political partnership. Speaking to media personnel, Bharathi compared the national party’s departure from the state alliance to marital infidelity and declared that the regional major would never welcome back political defectors into its fold.
Clarifying the party’s current stance, Bharathi affirmed that the DMK no longer shares any political alignment or functional platform where the Congress is represented. He noted that even if the top leadership were to consider a reconciliation in the future, the grass-roots party workers would vehemently reject bringing the Congress back. Despite the sharp rupture with their former secular ally, the senior leader emphasized that the DMK remains ideologically uncompromised and firmly ruled out ever forging an alliance with the BJP.
Turning his focus toward impending local governance contests, the DMK leader issued a direct electoral challenge to opposition parties, daring them to secure even a single mayoral seat in the upcoming civic polls. He demanded that the local body elections be conducted within the next six months, suggesting a January timeline, to let the electorate judge candidate merit. When questioned about recent critical remarks made by Congress leader Manickam Tagore regarding the DMK’s administrative performance, Bharathi dismissed the critique, advising Tagore to focus on evaluating his own electoral standing first.
Bharathi also targeted the shifting political allegiances in Tamil Nadu, noting that the opportunistic defection culture traditionally associated with northern states like Haryana has begun surfacing locally. Commenting on the recent electoral performance of actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Bharathi characterized their success as a temporary phenomenon driven by social media campaigns rather than deep ideological conviction. Predicting a sharp decline for the newborn party, he claimed that the organization would struggle to sustain its momentum once the initial novelty fades among the electorate.
