Chennai, June 28 -- Union home minister Amit Shah told a Tamil daily that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form a coalition government in Tamil Nadu after the 2026 assembly elections, sparking a political controversy and push back from the Dravidian party on Friday.

"The NDA will form the government in Tamil Nadu after the 2026 assembly elections and the BJP will be a part of it," Shah replied to a question on whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP") will be part of the coalition government in an interview to Tamil daily Dina Thanthi, which was published on Friday.

Shah also addressed his recent statement on English. "I said the importance of regional languages should increase," he said. "And we should make efforts so that b...