Sivakasi, May 24 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday criticised Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over his statement targeting Congress as the reason for the Bhartiya Janata Party's continued electoral success, saying that Congress always stood with the DMK during difficult times.

Speaking to ANI, he said that the BJP was making a connecting call between DMK and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which goes against the core principles of the Congress party.

"Congress had stood with DMK in difficult times. We had waited outside when they had a minority; his words are unacceptable. Congress has always stood with the secular alliance. BJP ...