Chennai, Dec. 28 -- Needling the ruling DMK, its INDIA Bloc ally, the Congress has punctured the claims of the M K Stalin government on the financial status of Tamil Nadu with party leader Praveen Chakravarty ringing the alarm bells.

"TN's debt situation is alarming," he said in a post on his 'X' handle, adding, "Now, TN has higher debt than UP."Well, this may not be palatable to the DMK, the big brother. But as is his wont, he continues to rattle the DMK leadership as a sectionof the state Congress.

Earlier, when the Congress panel constituted by the AICC to hold seat sharing talks with the DMK made a courtesy call on Chief Minister and DMK President Stalin, Chakravarty had a meeting with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and film...