Tiruvannamalai, Dec. 14 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Sunday called upon the party's youth cadres to take the lead in shaping the next phase of governance under what he described as "Dravidian Model 2.0", asserting that the future of Tamil Nadu, its language and its pluralistic values rests with the success of this vision.

Addressing the DMK Youth Wing Northern Zone Administrators' Conference in Tiruvannamalai, Stalin told thousands of functionaries that the massive gathering reminded him of his own early years as a young organiser travelling from village to village to strengthen the party. Recalling the DMK's 75-year journey, he said the party was built through tireless grassroots work, from flag-hoisting...