India, May 6 -- The Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) has attacked its INDIA bloc ally, the Congress, over its decision to extend support to actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form a government in Tamil Nadu, calling the grand old party a "backstabber".

DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai used the term in an interview but skipped the question on party supremo MK Stalin's views on the matter. According to him, the five seats the Congress got in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026 were because the party aligned with the DMK. "Otherwise, they would have drawn a blank at the recent polls," Saravanan told NDTV.

The DMK spokesperson questioned the TVK-Congress tie-up, hinting that Vijay's outfit is "close to th...