Chennai, June 2 -- Senior BJP Leader and Union Minister L Murugan on Monday charged the DMK as a party that has long abandoned democratic values in favour of family dominance, and said its countdown has begun and the AIAMDK-BJP alliance will usher in a new transparent and corruption free governance in 2026.

In a statement here, he said the DMK General Council meeting in Madurai was nothing more than a coronation ceremony--an attempt by its President and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to anoint his son as the political heir.

This entire exercise was aimed at reinforcing dynastic politics within the DMK, a party that has long abandoned democratic values in favour of family dominance, he claimed.

Stating that the people of Tamil Nadu are prep...