New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- Addressing a rally in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, claimed that the ruling DMK-led government's countdown has started. He further claimed that the southern state wants to be free from the MK Stalin-led party's 'misgovernance'.

Assembly Elections are set to be held in Tamil Nadu around April-May this year. The state is seen as crucial to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) broader ambition of establishing itself as a major political force in southern India.

The rally is taking place in Tamil Nadu's Maduranthakam.

- DMK govt's countdown started, said PM Modi in NDA rally in Tamil Nadu's Maduranthakam.

- "This vast sea of people is sending a very strong message across all of Tamil N...