Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu DMK Accuses BJP of Intimidating Regional Parties
DMK leader T.K.S. Elangovan criticized the BJP during a statement in Chennai.
He said the BJP was using investigative agencies to pressure regional political parties.
He pointed to action involving Hemant Soren and Arvind Kejriwal’s family members.
Elangovan said regional parties should work with the Congress and other opponents to challenge the BJP.
He argued that they should not create a separate third political front.
He also accused the BJP of weakening democratic values.
Elangovan criticized the TVK government in Tamil Nadu over alleged murders and law-and-order problems.
He said governments should listen to peaceful protesters instead of simply trying to stop them.
DMK leader T.K.S. Elangovan accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using investigative agencies to intimidate regional parties.
He cited summons involving Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and notices reportedly sent to relatives of Arvind Kejriwal.
Elangovan supported broad opposition unity against the BJP rather than forming a separate third front.
He accused the BJP of weakening democratic values and criticized the TVK government over alleged law-and-order failures.
Elangovan defended claims about M.K. Stalin’s Emergency detention and backed Rahul Gandhi’s concerns about suppressing student protests.
- Who
- DMK leader T.K.S. Elangovan made the accusations against the BJP and criticized the TVK government.
- What
- He alleged that the BJP was intimidating regional parties through investigative agencies and called for broad opposition unity.
- When
- The statement was made on Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The remarks were reported from Chennai and concerned political developments across India.
- Why
- Elangovan said regional parties had become the BJP’s main political opponents and that opposition parties needed to challenge its policies and alleged failures.
DMK and Opposition View
Responses Not Reported
Use of Investigative Agencies
DMK and Opposition View
Elangovan alleged that the BJP was using investigative agencies to intimidate regional parties and discourage them from joining forces.
Responses Not Reported
The article does not include a response from the BJP to these allegations.
Opposition Coordination
DMK and Opposition View
Elangovan supported the broadest possible cooperation among parties opposed to the BJP rather than a separate third front.
Responses Not Reported
The article does not present an opposing argument in favor of a separate third front.
Tamil Nadu Law and Order
DMK and Opposition View
Elangovan alleged that the TVK government had failed to maintain law and order and was reviving old allegations against the DMK to divert attention.
Responses Not Reported
The article does not include a response from the TVK government to these claims.
- Speaker
- T.K.S. Elangovan, DMK leader
- Main allegation
- The BJP is using investigative agencies to intimidate regional parties.
- People cited
- Hemant Soren and Arvind Kejriwal
- Opposition strategy
- Elangovan backed the broadest possible opposition unity instead of a separate third front.
- Tamil Nadu criticism
- He alleged that the TVK government had failed to maintain law and order during its first 100 days.
- Historical claim
- Elangovan said the Justice Ismail Commission had confirmed M.K. Stalin’s detention during the Emergency.
- Protest position
- He said citizens have a fundamental right to protest peacefully and governments should address their grievances.