NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed gratitude to MK Stalin and Kanimozhi for their birthday greetings, in a social media exchange that came days after the Congress and the DMK ended their alliance following the Tamil Nadu assembly election results.
Thanking Stalin, the Congress MP, who turned 56, stated that they would continue to fight together for the Constitution until victory is achieved.
“Thank you, Thiru MK Stalin, for your warm wishes. Our shared resolve to defend the idea of India, our Constitution, and federalism will continue to guide us — this is the fight for the very soul of our democracy, and we will wage it together, until we win,” Rahul Gandhi posted on X in response to Stalin’s birthday message.
“Thank you, Kanimozhi ji, for your thoughtful wishes,” he wrote in response to Kanimozhi, DMK MP and Stalin's sister.
The Congress and DMK ended their alliance after the Congress extended support to actor-politician Vijay, whose two-year-old Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single-largest party but fell short of a majority.
The backing of Congress’s five legislators played a key role in helping TVK form the government. In return, Congress secured two ministerial berths in the Vijay-led government, along with a Rajya Sabha seat. Rahul Gandhi also attended Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony in Chennai.
DMK accused Congress of betrayal and boycotted the Congress-led INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8. It was the first meeting of the national opposition alliance since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
