Overview
- At a rally in Chhapra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that DMK members in Tamil Nadu abuse or harass hardworking migrants from Bihar and criticized Congress leaders in other states.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin posted a clip of the speech on X and urged the Prime Minister and the BJP to stop what he called “cheap politics,” saying Modi should not forget he is leader of all Indians.
- Stalin accused the BJP of fostering enmity between communities and condemned rhetoric he said targets Tamils for electoral gain in states such as Odisha and Bihar.
- DMK leaders Kanimozhi and R. S. Bharathi intensified the pushback, charging that the BJP routinely vilifies Tamils during northern-state campaigns and shortchanges Tamil Nadu in fund allocation.
- The exchange unfolds days before Bihar’s two-phase assembly vote on November 6 and November 11, with counting on November 14, keeping migration and identity at the center of campaign messaging.