Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with the DMK candidate for Ranipet and Minister R. Gandhi and senior leaders at a campaign meeting in Sholinghur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY Calling DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin his “brother”, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asserted on Saturday that the Congress had never attacked, threatened, or exploited the DMK in Tamil Nadu when the national party was in power in New Delhi. He was in Ranipet district to campaign for Congress candidate A.M. Munirathinam for the Sholinghur Assembly constituency, in the presence of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai, All India Congress Committee in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar, and Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R. Gandhi, who is also the DMK candidate for the Ranipet Assembly seat. Published – April 18, 2026 10:43 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 Contest brewing between former and present cadres of AIADMK in Orathanadu constituency Two Indian ships attacked in Hormuz, Iran envoy summoned