Chennai, Aug. 13 -- Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Rajya Sabha MP V Maitreyan has quit the opposition party and joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.

"To protect the well-being of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin is in the field following the footsteps of Kalaignar Karunanidhi. Tamil Nadu people are behind Thalapathy, and now I have also joined as a Sepoy to him. DMK is going to win the Assembly elections in 2026. The election is for second place only," Maitreyan told reporters.

Meanwhile, on Monday, Chief Minister Stalin accused the BJP of "turning the Election Commission into its poll rigging machinery" and stated that the DMK stands "shoulder to shoulder" in ...