India, May 13 -- Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday accused the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of indulging in "dirty politics" and engineering defections after the C Joseph Vijay-led party won a trust vote in the state assembly with support from allies and a rebel AIADMK faction.

"Even though the numbers required for the government to survive were met due to the stance of our allied partners, what has the current ruling party done? Those who came to power talking about clean politics are now practising dirty politics," said the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

In a social media post, Stalin said the TVK had tried to fish in troubled waters with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (...