A fresh political row has erupted between alliance partners Congress and DMK after DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin blamed the Congress party for the BJP’s rise in India. Udaynidhi Stalin claimed the BJP’s victories were due to Congress failures and warned that the DMK should never blindly trust the Congress again. Reacting strongly, Congress leader Manickam Tagore termed the remarks “unacceptable,” exposing growing tensions within the INDIA bloc allies.