In a post on X, Palaniswami claimed the announcement is a result of fear of the upcoming 2026 Assembly Elections and AIADMK's door-to-door campaign exposing the government's failures.
"The upcoming Assembly election would be a direct contest between me representing a pure force, and Chief Minister Stalin, who is running an anti-people government. There is no space for anyone else in between," Vijay said.
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday described Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's announcement of Rs 5,000 aid for 1.31 crore women under the Kalaignar Women's Rights Scheme as driven by "election fear and fever."
"How was it suddenly announced that the new summer special package is Rs 2000? Is summer coming only this year or what? The women's rights amount, which is usually credited on the 15th of every month, why is it being credited and announced specifically today, on the 13th?" Vijay asked.
"As an advance for the months of February, March, and April, along with Rs 3,000, and taking into account summer expenses, an additional special package of Rs 2,000 has been provided, making it Rs 5,000 distributed to 1.31 crore women under the Kalaignar Women's Rights Scheme," Kanimozhi
Responding to Chief Minister MK Stalin's recent announcement that Rs 3,000 was credited in advance along with a Rs 2,000 summer special package to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries, Elangovan said he acted strategically by advancing funds under the Kalaignar Women's Rights Scheme to prevent
State President of the Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi (MJK), Thamimun Ansari, has requested that Congress party members not speak on social media but rather put their demands for shared governance at the Arivalayam or Sathyamoorthy Bhavan.
DMK chief ruled out any shared governance model with the party allies amid the reports of Congress demanding ministerial berths in the government. Congress maintained that the alliance remains "very strong" and reiterated that the party will hold alliance talks on February 22.
BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy on Wednesday said that DMK and Congress want to "get rid of each other" after Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin ruled out any shared governance model with the DMK allies, including Congress.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Elangovan said, "We have to go by the decision of our party president. Beyond that, I have nothing to say on that." He dismissed suggestions that such comments could strain ties between the DMK and Congress, asserting that only official party leadership views
"The INDIA alliance is very strong. The DMK-led alliance is an extremely strong alliance. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will win again and achieve consecutive victories," Selvaperunthagai said while talking to reporters at Chennai airport.