DMK youth wing chief Udhayanidhi Stalin's comment about the Congress 'stabbing them in the back' was 'unacceptable,' MP Manickam Tagore has said.
The exchange has sharpened tensions between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Indian National Congress, two long-time allies in Tamil Nadu politics.
'The Congress stood with the DMK in difficult times. We waited outside when they had a minority,' Tagore told news agency ANI.
'Udhayanidhi's words are unacceptable.'
He said the Congress's recent decision to align with CM Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), was driven by its aim to block the BJP from gaining influence in Tamil Nadu.
'Congress always stood with the secular alliance (but) Bharatiya Janata Party was making the connecting call for DMK and AIADMK which is against our principle. Any understanding with the BJP will not be tolerated by the Congress,' he explained.
