Chennai, June 9 -- The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has accused its political opponents of misrepresenting party president MK Stalin's recent remarks about the TVK-led government in Tamil Nadu, insisting that he never called for the government to be overthrown.

In a statement shared by the DMK on X, Virudhunagar North District Secretary and former minister Thangam Thennarasu said reports claiming Stalin predicted the government's collapse within three months were a distortion of what was actually said.

Defending Stalin's remarks, the DMK leader noted that the DMK party chief had initially decided not to criticise the newly elected government for six months. However, he argued that the State's law-and-order situation had deteriorated ...