Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Stalin Criticizes CM Vijay Over Assembly Conduct and DMK Reforms
DMK leader MK Stalin criticized Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
Stalin said Vijay was treating the State Assembly like a movie set and using dramatic “punch dialogues.”
He also said the government was changing the names of schemes created during the DMK’s earlier time in office.
Another DMK leader, Dayanidhi Maran, questioned the government’s position on how parliamentary seats should be distributed.
Maran said the government had changed its position after Vijay met Home Minister Amit Shah.
Stalin said the DMK had lost an election but had not been defeated forever.
He said the party should study its mistakes and improve its organization.
The party approved rules intended to bring more young people into local leadership, although the reported term limit changed from two terms to three after discussion.
MK Stalin accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay of treating the Legislative Assembly like a cinema set and focusing on “punch dialogues.”
Stalin claimed Vijay’s government was changing the names of welfare schemes introduced during the DMK’s previous tenure.
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran accused the Vijay government of shifting its position on delimitation after meeting Home Minister Amit Shah.
Stalin described the DMK’s election loss as a setback, calling for a comprehensive self-assessment and organizational changes.
DMK resolutions sought greater youth participation through age limits, term limits, and new local committee structures, with the reported term limit later raised from two to three terms.
- Who
- DMK president MK Stalin criticized Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay; DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran also criticized the Vijay government’s delimitation position.
- What
- Stalin accused Vijay of treating the Assembly like a cinema set and renaming DMK-era schemes, while the DMK announced organizational reforms and questioned the government’s delimitation stance.
- When
- The main remarks and executive meeting took place on Saturday, identified in one article as August 22; Maran’s delimitation criticism was reported on Friday.
- Where
- The remarks were made at a DMK executive meeting in Chennai and concerned the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
- Why
- Stalin said the DMK needed to learn from its election loss, strengthen its organization, and challenge what the party described as changes in the Vijay government’s policies.
DMK’s Criticism
Vijay Government’s Reported Positions
Assembly conduct and scheme names
DMK’s Criticism
Stalin accused Vijay of treating the Assembly like a cinema set, emphasizing punch dialogues and changing the names of DMK-era schemes.
Vijay Government’s Reported Positions
The articles do not provide a direct response from Vijay or his government to these accusations.
Parliamentary delimitation
DMK’s Criticism
The DMK said the Vijay government had made a U-turn after opposing delimitation and seeking a freeze at 543 Lok Sabha seats.
Vijay Government’s Reported Positions
The later position attributed to the Vijay government was that no state should suffer a reduction in its percentage of parliamentary representation.
Political alignment
DMK’s Criticism
Maran questioned whether Vijay changed his position after meeting Amit Shah and whether the government had moved from an alliance with Congress toward cooperation with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Vijay Government’s Reported Positions
The articles report the DMK’s questions but do not include a direct response from Vijay or his government.
- Main criticism
- Stalin said Vijay was treating the Legislative Assembly like a cinema set and delivering punch dialogues.
- Scheme dispute
- Stalin claimed the government was changing the names of schemes introduced during the DMK’s tenure.
- Delimitation dispute
- Dayanidhi Maran said the Vijay government had moved from opposing delimitation and seeking a freeze at 543 Lok Sabha seats to saying no state should lose its percentage of parliamentary representation.
- Alleged policy shift
- The DMK questioned whether the change followed Vijay’s meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and whether it reflected a move toward the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Party response to defeat
- Stalin called the election loss a setback rather than a permanent defeat and proposed a comprehensive self-assessment.
- Age limits
- The resolutions set maximum ages of 45 for Branch Committee Secretaries, 50 for Municipal, City, and Town Panchayat Ward Committee Secretaries, and 60 for several other local posts.
- Local structures
- The proposals outlined branch, ward, area, city, and union committees based on average voter populations.
