New Delhi, May 4 -- As Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is poised to become the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK leader Kanimozhi NVN Somu on Monday said that one has to accept the people's mandate and extend congratulations to the winning candidates.

"We have to accept whatever has happened and congratulate the winning candidates. We will have to retrospectively see what we have to do in future," She told ANI.

Meanwhile, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday underlined that secular forces must "come together" to protect Tamil Nadu from "RSS proxies" and "hate politics".

He also criticised Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and AIADMK General Secretary and candidate from Edappadi constituency,...