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MK Stalin at INDIA bloc rally in Bihar; calls voter deletion ‘worse than terrorism’

Stalin delivered his address in Tamil, which was met with enthusiastic applause as it was translated into Hindi.

South First Desk

Published Aug 27, 2025 | 6:33 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 27, 2025 | 6:33 PM

MK Stalin was flanked by Congress' Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, and CPI(M)'s Dipankar Bhattacharya. Credit: x.com/mkstalin

MK Stalin was flanked by Congress' Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, and CPI(M)'s Dipankar Bhattacharya. Credit: x.com/mkstalin

Synopsis: Stalin said that Bihar is where the INDIA bloc was formed, noting that the coalition reduced the BJP’s Lok Sabha tally to 240 seats last year, despite the party’s claims of securing over 400. He began his speech by recalling the deep bond between his late father, K Karunanidhi and RJD president Lalu Prasad, whom he commended for “tirelessly championing social justice and never getting intimidated by the BJP.”

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin attended the INDIA bloc rally in Bihar today on Wednesday, 27 August, where declared that the Opposition would register victory in the Bihar assembly elections “if the elections were free and fair,” and labelled the deletion of voters’ names from electoral rolls as “worse than terrorism.”

The DMK chief visited Bihar with his sister and party Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi, joining Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, and CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya for the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’.

Speaking at a rally in Muzaffarpur Stalin delivered his address in Tamil, which was met with enthusiastic applause as it was translated into Hindi, reported PTI.

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“For the past one month, the entire nation has been looking keenly at Bihar… the Election Commission has become a remote-controlled puppet,” alleged Stalin, who was struck by the strong response to the yatra, launched in protest against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.

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“Is the deletion of names of 65 lakh people (from the electoral rolls) not worse than terrorism?” the Tamil Nadu CM asked.

Stalin noted that when Rahul Gandhi questioned the integrity of past elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar challenged him to submit an affidavit.

“But you cannot scare Rahul Gandhi,” the DMK chief said, praising his alliance partner.

“I have seen Rahul’s camaraderie with Tejashwi, who ride motorcycles together. This friendship is deeper than a run-of-the-mill political partnership. And I am sure that if the elections are free and fair, the BJP-led NDA will be defeated,” he asserted.

“I promise you that after the INDIA bloc wins the assembly polls, I will be back to attend the swearing-in ceremony,” Stalin said.

He stated that Bihar is where the INDIA bloc was formed, noting that the coalition reduced the BJP’s Lok Sabha tally to 240 seats last year, despite the party’s claims of securing over 400.

Stalin’s praise for Lalu

Stalin began his speech by recalling the deep bond between his late father, K Karunanidhi and RJD president Lalu Prasad, whom he commended for “tirelessly championing social justice and never getting intimidated by the BJP.”

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The DMK leader’s adulation for Prasad was also clear in a post on his X account shortly after arriving in Bihar.

“Touchdown #Bihar. The land of respected @laluprasadrjd greets me with fire in its eyes, the soil heavy with every stolen vote. Joined my brothers @RahulGandhi, @yadavtejashwi and sister @priyankagandhi as the #voteadhikaryatra turns people’s pain into unstoppable strength,” he wrote.

(Edited by Amit Vasudev)

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