Setting the stage for a high-stakes battle for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large gathering at Maduranthakam near Chennai on Friday and declared that the countdown for the DMK's exit has begun.
Dubbing the DMK the 'CMC' government, the Prime Minister said it now stood for "Corruption, Mafia, and Crime" and asserted that the people of Tamil Nadu have decided to uproot the party and vote for change.