Overview
- Sharing a short video from Modi’s Chapra rally, the Tamil Nadu chief minister said the prime minister “often forgets” he serves all Indians and urged him not to erode the dignity of his office.
- At the Bihar event, Modi accused the DMK of abusing or discriminating against migrants from Bihar and cited similar allegations against Congress leaders in Karnataka, Telangana and Punjab.
- DMK leaders, the CPI(M) and Congress condemned the remarks as divisive, with CPI(M) urging the Election Commission of India to examine the speech.
- Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai defended Modi’s claim and alleged Stalin is deflecting from a DMK-linked corruption probe, sharing past comments by DMK figures as purported evidence.
- The row unfolds ahead of Bihar’s two-phase Assembly polls on November 6 and 11, with some coverage recalling 2023 fake-video cases that inflamed claims of attacks on Bihari workers in Tamil Nadu.