Chennai, Dec. 22 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday criticised the BJP-led Union government for trying to look for an "imaginary Saraswathi river civilization", while ignoring scientific proof that the state has published from various archaeological excavations since the DMK formed the government in 2021, terming it a 2000-year-old struggle for Tamils.

Ahead of the 2026 election, Stalin is going on the offensive accusing the BJP of trying to prevent results of studies on Tamil history from being published and running a central government which is against the interests and welfare of its citizens.

Stalin invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit the Porunai...