{
  "id": 3086342,
  "title": "DMK wouldn’t be in the Opposition without its allies, says Aadhav Arjuna",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dmk-wouldnt-be-in-the-opposition-without-its-allies-says-aadhav-arjuna",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T18:27:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-wouldnt-be-in-the-opposition-without-its-allies-says-aadhav-arjuna/article71385708.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DMK minister Aadhav Arjuna criticized his party's ability to attract minority votes without the support of the Congress and other alliance partners. Former Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan praised the DMK for building a manimandapam for B.R. Ambedkar and renaming the Madras Law College. Current Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan pointed out that it was the Congress government in the 1960s that had given Cabinet berths to P. Kakkan and B. Parameswaran. When Govi Chezhiaan claimed the DMK's cadre helped him win from Melur constituency, Aadhav Arjuna argued that the DMK had 22 to 23 alliance partners and won three consecutive elections comprehensively. In 2026, the TTV became the single largest party, and if the DMK hadn't had their alliance partners, they would have won only 10 seats. The Minister questioned if the DMK could contest alone and win 50 seats. DMK MLA K.N. Nehru stated that the Congress could never win without the DMK's support, while Congress MLA Tharahai Cuthbert praised the Bharat Jodo Yatra as instrumental in the DMK alliance winning all its Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.",
  "summary": "He also questions the DMK’s ability to attract minority votes without having the Congress in its coalition",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}