Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Minister Says Stalin, Udhayanidhi Should Quit to Revive DMK
C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar said the DMK lost the 2026 Assembly elections because people disliked family control of the party.
He said M.K. Stalin and his son, Udhayanidhi Stalin, should leave the DMK.
He argued that the party should become more democratic.
He also said simply appointing younger leaders would not solve the party’s problems.
Nirmal Kumar said the DMK was founded by C.N. Annadurai but had later come under one family’s control.
He denied using government investigations to take revenge on DMK leaders.
He said people accused of corruption should be investigated.
He added that courts need proper documentary evidence before anyone can be convicted.
C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar blamed the DMK’s 2026 Assembly election defeat on family politics and dynasty rule.
He said M.K. Stalin and Udhayanidhi Stalin should leave the party to restore its public respectability.
Nirmal Kumar called for greater internal democracy and said the DMK should be freed from family control.
He criticized plans to promote younger leaders and retire district secretaries over 70, saying these changes would not address voters’ concerns.
He denied politically targeting former minister K.N. Nehru and said corruption investigations must be based on documentary evidence.
- Who
- C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar, Tamil Nadu’s Law and Electricity minister, and DMK leaders M.K. Stalin and Udhayanidhi Stalin.
- What
- Nirmal Kumar called for Stalin and Udhayanidhi Stalin to quit the DMK and urged the party to end family rule.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- At a function and later a press meet in Madurai.
- Why
- He attributed the DMK’s 2026 Assembly election defeat to family politics and a lack of internal democracy.
Nirmal Kumar’s Criticism
Reported Counterposition
Family control of the DMK
Nirmal Kumar’s Criticism
Nirmal Kumar said voters rejected the DMK because of family politics and argued that M.K. Stalin and Udhayanidhi Stalin should leave the party.
Reported Counterposition
The article does not report a response from M.K. Stalin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, or the DMK to these claims.
Investigations of DMK leaders
Nirmal Kumar’s Criticism
Nirmal Kumar denied taking revenge against leaders such as former minister K.N. Nehru and said anyone involved in corruption could not escape investigation.
Reported Counterposition
The article does not include K.N. Nehru’s response or independently establish the allegations; Nirmal Kumar said documentary evidence would be required for a case to succeed in court.
- Speaker
- C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar
- Party discussed
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
- Election cited
- 2026 Assembly elections
- Main demand
- M.K. Stalin and Udhayanidhi Stalin should quit the DMK
- Founding figure cited
- C.N. Annadurai
- Investigation agency mentioned
- Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption
- Other agency mentioned
- Enforcement Directorate