‘We were able to sustain the campaign throughout the last few years in T.N.’
If Tamil Nadu stood like a fortress guarding against the BJP’s entry despite the national party forging a rainbow alliance strong in arithmetic, it was because of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance’s success in capitalising on the narrative built by fringe pro-Tamil groups that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working against the State’s interests.
Statistically too the popular verdict in Tamil Nadu has been overwhelmingly in support of one political formation or the other in 10 out of 11 Lok Sabha polls since 1977.
“The way [DMK president] M.K. Stalin consolidated the unity of the Opposition is a major factor for the resounding success of the DMK-led coalition,” said P. Ramajayam, assistant professor at Bharatidasan University, Tiruchi. The victory also dispelled doubts expressed in certain sections of society about Mr. Stalin’s leadership abilities.
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