This election is a battle between secularism and polarisation, says Thamizhachi Thangapandian

DMK leader and Member of Parliament (South Chennai) Thamizhachi Thangapandian on Monday said that the 2026 Assembly election is a very different one. “It is not merely an election between two regional parties. It is a battle between secularism and polarisation. The Secular Progressive Alliance, led by the DMK, stands for the rights of the Tamils, our cultural rights, our federal rights. Whereas the NDA is spurred on by the ideals of the BJP,” she said.

The DMK, she said, was very comfortable and confident while facing the mandate. “We are facing the people with three main focuses, electoral promises made and kept, work carried out during the last five years, and the vision statement made by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin. I don’t think any other chief minister has done such groundwork or has interacted with the public as he has done,” she added during an interaction with journalists at The Hindu office.