Tamil Nadu elections 2026: DMK is CMC govt - corruption, mafia, crime, says PM Modi | As it happened

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday kickstarted the NDA’s poll campaign in Tamil Nadu by addressing a public meeting at Madhuranthakam. PM Modi started his address by paying tributes to freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, recalling that several people from Tamil Nadu had fought alongside him in the struggle for India’s independence. Click here to read more. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in Madhuranthakam, Tamil Nadu, has concluded.

Addressing a rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi said: "A double-engine government is needed in Tamil Nadu. It will help the investors. The double-engine government will work hand-in-hand with the Centre."

Addressing a rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi said: "Tamil Nadu now seeks liberation from the DMK's misgovernance. Tamil Nadu now wants a BJP-NDA government... We must free Tamil Nadu from the DMK government. We must make Tamil Nadu a developed, secure, and corruption-free state. I can clearly see that the countdown to the DMK government's exit has already begun."

Addressing a rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi said: "NDA has worked a lot for Tamil Nadu in last 11 years. Congress-DMK never gave funds to Tamil Nadu for development. In the last 11 years, Centre has spent crores for welfare of Tamil Nadu."

Addressing a rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi said: "We need to free Tamil Nadu from DMK. If Tamil Nadu is free, then it pace up the speed of India's development."

Addressing a rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi said: "DMK government is not bothered about democracy. It serves only one family. If you want to move forward in DMK, then there are only three or four available for that person. Every child of Tamil Nadu is aware about the corruption in the state."

Addressing a rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi said: "DMK received a clear mandate twice, but it failed to do any work for the state. It is a CMC government. CMC means corruption, mafia and crime. But people of Tamil Nadu will end their rule. The double-engine government of NDA will soon be formed here."

Addressing a rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi said: "This rally will send a strong message. This shows that Tamil Nadu is ready for a change and want to end DMK's rule."

In his rally in Madhuranthakam, PM Modi paid tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary. He said people of Tamil Nadu played a key role in Netaji Bose's campaign in the freedom struggle. 

PM Modi has started addressing the gathering in Madhuranthakam, Tamil Nadu, kickstarting the NDA's poll campaign for 2026 assembly elections.

AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran is addressing the people in Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu. PM Modi will shortly address the gathering.

AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami is addressing a gathering in Tamil Nadu's Madhuranthakam. PM Modi will address the people shortly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated during a public rally in Madurantakam.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu.

Ahead of launching the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA's) Assembly election campaign in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered a sharp political face-off with Chief Minister MK Stalin after asserting that the state was ready to "bid farewell" to the "corrupt" DMK government. The remarks set off a heated exchange on the day of PM Modi's rally at Maduranthakam, where the NDA is set to begin its high-voltage campaign on Friday. Click here to read more.

Top leaders of the NDA -- AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran, and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss among others -- will attend PM Modi's rally in Maduranthakam.  

Ahead of PM Modi's visit, BJP leader Sudhakar Reddy said that the AIADMK-led NDA will form the next government in Tamil Nadu. "All workers of AIADMK-led NDA alliance are in a jubilant mood today. In the presence of PM Modi, the NDA campaign is being launched today," he told news agency ANI.

Ahead of visit, PM Modi posted on X and said that Tamil Nadu is with the NDA. He said the NDA’s governance record and commitment to regional aspirations are striking a chord with the people of the state. "I’ll be joining NDA leaders at the rally in Madhuranthakam later today. Tamil Nadu has decided that it’s time to bid farewell to the corrupt DMK Government," he said. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Madhuranthakam shortly via helicopter. 

All top partners of the NDA will be present during PM Modi's mega rally in Madhuranthakam. This will help in ending the speculations over the NDA's members in Tamil Nadu for 2026 assembly elections.

PM Modi will kickstart the NDA's poll campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu with a mega rally in Madhuranthakam on Friday.