Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the election campaign in Thuraiyur Assembly constituency in Tiruchi district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY M Addressing an election rally at Thuraiyur, Mr. Gandhi said the BJP wanted to remove Mr. Stalin from the Chief Minister post and replace him with a puppet from the AIADMK. Calling Mr. Modi a “compromised Prime Minister”, Mr. Gandhi said U.S. President Donald Trump controlled Mr. Modi. “Whatever Mr. Trump says Mr. Modi will do. If Mr. Trump says jump, Mr. Modi will jump. This is what Mr. Modi exactly wants the AIADMK Chief Minister to do,” he said, adding that this resulted in the India-U.S. trade deal. He had sold the country’s commerce, small and medium businesses, data and energy security to the US as he wanted to protect his own image. Published – April 18, 2026 11:05 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Lack of infrastructure development plagues Tirumangalam constituency Eight India-bound ships return after attempting to cross Strait of Hormuz