Chennai, July 21 -- While rejecting the possibility of a coalition government, Tamil Nadu's leader of Opposition Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) during his statewide tour ahead of the 2026 assembly elections attacked DMK leader and chief minister MK Stalin and said AIADMK is not a "fool" while reiterating that it will form a majority government independently.

In a video during his campaign on Saturday night, EPS shared an incident from the assembly proceedings where he said Stalin was on his feet and asked him directly why the AIADMK had tied up with the BJP after saying that no reconciliation was possible.

"I was shocked and wondered why the chief minister was asking me this question," EPS said. "I responded to him that AIADMK is our party ...