MK Stalin, leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, on Sunday thanked the people of Tamil Nadu following his party’s successful performance in the state assembly election. He conveyed his “heartfelt thanks” to the people for mandating his party to form the government in the state for the sixth time. In a tweet in Tamil, the DMK supremo said, “Thanks to the people who have thrown away the slanders with their votes. Stalin consolidated his power within the party after the demise of his father veteran leader M Karunanidhi in 2018. Many exit polls have predicted Stalin and his party to be the favourites to win the people’s vote of confidence.

Source: Hindustan Times May 02, 2021 15:11 UTC