"The history created in 2004 will be repeated after 20 years now." "For the first time, people of India fear that India will be converted into an...

DMK president M.K. Stalin discussed key national political questions surrounding the 2024 parliamentary elections in an in-depth interview published by The Hindu. Stalin predicted that the historic electoral verdict of 2004, which unseated the incumbent central government and established progressive coalition governance, would repeat itself after twenty years due to widespread public discontent with authoritarian central rule.

Expressing deep concern over democratic backsliding, Stalin stated that citizens across India genuinely fear the country could be transformed into an autocratic state if the Bharatiya Janata Party returns to power. He pointed to the steady erosion of parliamentary conventions, misuse of investigative agencies against political opponents, and systematic weakening of constitutional safeguards.

Addressing Tamil Nadu's electoral landscape, Stalin asserted that AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami lacks the political independence to oppose Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Stalin recalled that central BJP leaders permitted Palaniswami to retain the chief ministerial chair for four years, creating a lasting political compromise. He concluded that only the INDIA bloc presents a genuine ideological alternative committed to protecting federal autonomy, constitutional secularism, and institutional democracy across the country.