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DMK Backs Akhilesh Yadav’s Call for Opposition Unity
The DMK said opposition parties should work together rather than argue over how many election seats each party gets.
Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party said defeating the BJP should be the main goal.
He also said democracy, the Constitution and reservation should be protected.
DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan accused the BJP of trying to remove some voters from electoral lists.
He also said the Election Commission was no longer neutral, but the article does not include a response from the BJP or the Commission.
The Tamil Nadu government said it saved money when buying tur dal for ration shops.
Elangovan disagreed with that claim.
He said the court would decide a separate case about free bus travel for women.
DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan backed Akhilesh Yadav’s call to prioritize alliance victory over seat-sharing.
Yadav said the focus should be defeating the BJP and protecting democracy, the Constitution and reservation.
Elangovan alleged that voter-roll revisions were removing anti-BJP voters and accused the Election Commission of losing neutrality.
The Tamil Nadu government said transparent tenders saved about Rs 187.56 crore on tur dal procurement; Elangovan disputed the claim.
Asked about private bus operators’ challenge to free women’s bus travel, Elangovan said the court would decide.
- Who
- DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, and the BJP are central to the report.
- What
- The DMK backed Yadav’s call to prioritize alliance unity over seat-sharing, while Elangovan also criticized alleged voter deletions and disputed a procurement-savings claim.
- Where
- Chennai, with discussion of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and issues in Tamil Nadu.
- When
- The report is datelined October 5; it says Yadav posted on X on Sunday.
- Why
- Yadav said opposition parties should unite to defeat the BJP and protect democracy, the Constitution and reservation.
Claims and criticism
Other positions reported
Voter-roll revisions
Claims and criticism
Elangovan alleged that revisions were removing genuine voters, particularly people of other religions and voters opposed to the BJP.
Other positions reported
The article gives no response from the BJP or the Election Commission to these allegations.
Tur dal procurement savings
Claims and criticism
Elangovan disputed the Tamil Nadu government’s savings claim, saying the money may have been saved because procurement had not taken place.
Other positions reported
The state government said transparent open tenders eliminated excess commissions and reduced the per-kilogram price from Rs 109.15 to Rs 77.89.
Free bus travel for women
Claims and criticism
Private bus operators contended in a Madras High Court petition that the free-travel scheme was hurting their business.
Other positions reported
Elangovan defended the scheme’s provision of free travel for women and said the court would decide the case.
Key facts
- Party backing Yadav
- The DMK
- DMK spokesperson quoted
- T K S Elangovan
- Election mentioned
- 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
- Tur dal savings claimed by Tamil Nadu government
- Approximately Rs 187.56 crore over three months
- Procurement prices cited
- Rs 109.15 per kilogram under the previous DMK regime and Rs 77.89 per kilogram under the current procurement
- Voter-roll dispute
- The report says the matter has reached the Supreme Court
- Women’s bus travel case
- Private bus operators filed a petition in the Madras High Court challenging the scheme’s effect on their business
Quotes
T K S Elangovan
DMK spokesperson
“BJP is doing everything. They want to remove the voters. Particularly, they are using the revision to remove people of other religions because they will not vote for the BJP. So anti-BJP voters’ names are being removed continuously.”
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“The alliance should win and defeat the BJP. One party getting two or three seats more is not the question. Everybody should stand united to defeat the BJP.”
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Sources
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