MK Stalin has a question: Will Vijay's TVK govt last three months?

DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has openly questioned the stability of C Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government in the state, saying it's doubtful if it will last even three months in office.

Speaking at the DMK headquarters in Chennai on June 6, where VCK MLA Paniyur Babu and around 1,000 others — including members from several other parties — formally joined the DMK, Stalin said his party had initially committed to refraining from criticism for six months to allow the new government to find its footing.

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"When this government assumed office, we had said we would refrain from criticism for six months. But within that period itself, circumstances have emerged that compel discussion. Many are already talking about it. The situation is such that people are wondering whether it can last even three months, let alone five or six months," he said.

A government on 'borrowed support'

Earlier, Stalin had said that DMK allies backed the TVK in government formation only to prevent President's Rule and keep the BJP out of Tamil Nadu, not out of any political affinity. He asked his party cadres to pledge to bring the ruling dispensation to an end, mocking it as a government that existed solely because DMK's allies had propped it up.

The TVK came to power last month with a wafer-thin majority, relying on outside support from the VCK, Congress, CPI, CPM and IUML to reach 120 seats in the 234-member assembly. The DMK finished second with 59 seats. Stalin himself lost the election, and his son Udhayanidhi Stalin took charge as Leader of the Opposition.

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Shortly after the new government was sworn in, Stalin had already remarked that it could collapse any day, asking cadres to remain prepared and predicting that Tamil Nadu could see early elections as soon as 2029, alongside the Lok Sabha polls. Saturday's remarks signal that the DMK is now shifting from veiled caution to active political pressure.

Alleged growing unrest

Beyond the assembly floor, the TVK government is also contending with rising allegations about law and orders issues and several problems. Frequent and prolonged power cuts have drawn sharp criticism across constituencies. In Mudukadu panchayat, residents directly confronted Tiruporur MLA Vijayaraj during an official visit, raising concerns over unrelenting electricity disruptions in what became a tense standoff.

Law and order has emerged as another pressure point, with critics arguing that incidents of public unrest have increased since the TVK assumed office.

Last week, Vijay addressed a huge gathering in Trichy, where he criticised the DMK for "blaming him" for mistakes it had committed over its five-year rule. "They promised to give me six months time, but began criticising me the same afternoon," he quipped.