DMK Youth Wing secretary and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin addressing an election campaign and canvassing votes for Tiruchengode Assembly Constituency candidate and KMDK general secretary E.R. Eswaran at Tiruchengode in Namakkal district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday (April 18) said true farmers should teach fake farmer Edappadi K. Palaniswami a lesson in this election. The Deputy Chief Minister was campaigning for DMK candidates in Salem and Namakkal districts on Saturday evening. Addressing a gathering, Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin said Salem was a land of self-respect and there was no place for slaves. Whenever Tamil Nadu’s rights were grabbed, the DMK raised its voice. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was the first leader to oppose the Delimitation Bill. The Chief Minister burnt a copy of the Bill at Namakkal and the fire spread across the country, and the Bill was defeated in Parliament. Published – April 18, 2026 09:02 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 Karnataka seeks 3 months more to hold GBA polls, wants to push deadline to Sept 30 Two proposals aimed at improving city water supply gathering dust