T.N. Assembly election: DMK to insist on action against Manickam Tagore, Praveen Chakravarty before seat-sharing talks with Congress

DMK and Congress leaders are experiencing strained relations ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Manickam Tagore, a Congress MP, has criticized the DMK leadership, prompting the DMK to express its unwillingness to engage in seat-sharing talks until action is taken against him and another Congress functionary. The Congress claims it has shared the burden of past mistakes with the DMK, while a Congress MP suggests that leaving the alliance would benefit the BJP-AIADMK coalition. The TNCC president maintains that the high command has cautioned leaders against discussing the alliance openly, and a five-member committee will hold seat-sharing talks with the DMK.