Overview

• At a BJP workers’ meet, Amit Shah called the DMK government “the most corrupt” and said Udhayanidhi Stalin will not become chief minister and Rahul Gandhi will not become prime minister.
• He defended the 130th Constitutional Amendment proposal to remove prime ministers, chief ministers and ministers held in custody for 30 days on serious charges, asserting critics have no right to oppose it.
• Invoking cases involving DMK ministers K. Ponmudi and Senthil Balaji, he questioned governance from jail, noting one case was quashed by the Supreme Court and the other minister is out on court-ordered bail.
• Shah directed an intensified ground campaign with door-to-door outreach, street-corner meetings and Dalit engagement, and projected an NDA government with AIADMK after the 2026 polls.
• DMK deputy general secretary A. Raja accused the BJP of hypocrisy, cited criminal cases against Union ministers, labeled the proposal a “black” bill to intimidate rivals, and mocked Jay Shah’s rise in cricket administration.