Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Udhayanidhi Calls for ‘Om Kali, Jai Kali’ Against TVK
Udhayanidhi Stalin is a leader of the DMK party.
He asked party workers to use a new chant against the rival TVK party.
The chant is “Om Kali, Jai Kali...
TVK oru Odugali,” which means TVK is a runaway.
It answers an earlier TVK chant describing the DMK as an evil force.
Udhayanidhi told workers not to mention TVK chief C Joseph Vijay by name.
Instead, he said they should repeat the chant at rallies and while meeting voters at home.
He also criticized the opposing leadership over a deadly stampede in Karur.
He said more than 40 people died and alleged that leaders avoided answering questions.
He asked DMK workers to continue the campaign before the upcoming elections.
Udhayanidhi Stalin urged DMK cadres to counter TVK’s slogan with “Om Kali, Jai Kali.”
The chant responds to TVK chief C Joseph Vijay’s earlier phrase calling the DMK an “evil force.”
He told cadres to repeat the counter-slogan at rallies and during door-to-door campaigning.
Udhayanidhi criticized Vijay and opposing leaders over their response to the Karur stampede.
He alleged that more than 40 deaths were followed by attempts to avoid accountability.
- Who
- DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK cadres, TVK, and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay.
- What
- Udhayanidhi introduced a counter-slogan against TVK and criticized its leadership over the Karur stampede response.
- When
- September 27, ahead of upcoming polls.
- Where
- At a DMK gathering in Maduranthakam, with the campaign directed across Tamil Nadu; he also referred to airports in Tiruchirappalli and Chennai.
- Why
- To answer TVK’s slogan targeting the DMK and campaign against what Udhayanidhi described as evasion of responsibility after the stampede.
DMK’s Counter-Campaign
TVK’s Earlier Slogan
Political messaging
DMK’s Counter-Campaign
Udhayanidhi urged DMK workers to use “Om Kali, Jai Kali” with TVK’s name and to repeat it during campaign activities.
TVK’s Earlier Slogan
C Joseph Vijay had previously used “Om Sakthi, Parasakthi... DMK oru Theeya Sakthi” at political rallies to describe the DMK as an evil force.
Karur stampede accountability
DMK’s Counter-Campaign
Udhayanidhi alleged that opposing leaders avoided responsibility instead of answering questions from the media and public.
TVK’s Earlier Slogan
The articles provide no response from TVK or its leadership to this allegation.
- Counter-slogan
- “Om Kali, Jai Kali... TVK oru Odugali,” translated in the article as “TVK is a runaway.”
- Earlier TVK slogan
- “Om Sakthi, Parasakthi... DMK oru Theeya Sakthi,” translated as “DMK is an evil force.”
- Speaker
- Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK leader and Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
- Target
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its chief C Joseph Vijay.
- Campaign instruction
- Cadres were told to repeat the counter-slogan at public rallies and during door-to-door outreach.
- Stampede reference
- Udhayanidhi referred to the Karur stampede, in which more than 40 people died.
