Overview
- Congress MP S. Jothimani said the state unit is on a path of destruction driven by selfish leaders and persistent factional fights.
- She alleged the Tamil Nadu Congress prevented MPs from submitting polling booth agent lists to the Election Commission, suggesting a lapse in poll readiness.
- Jothimani warned that opponents could exploit the turmoil to erode social justice and welfare politics rooted in leaders like Kamaraj and Periyar.
- TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai declined to comment, and sources close to him said the allegations are not true.
- Speculation of outreach to Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam persists for the March–April assembly election, though state leaders publicly maintain the DMK alliance.