DMK MP Kanimozhi has hit back at Congress leaders who criticised the DMK over its decision to boycott Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's all-party meeting on delimitation. Defending the party's record in Tamil Nadu, Kanimozhi said the DMK has stood up to threats to democracy, the Tamil language and the state's identity over the decades. She asserted that the party has always stood with the people of Tamil Nadu and will continue to fight for their interests.