"We are guarding ourselves to ensure that Delhi’s dictatorship does not enter Tamil Nadu. To save democracy, the only solution is to defeat...
In an interview with Frontline magazine, M.K. Stalin says Tamil Nadu is guarding itself against what he calls 'Delhi's dictatorship,' framing the defeat of 'fascism' and reliance on democracy and the ballot as the way to protect the state and the country, ahead of the assembly election.
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"We are guarding ourselves to ensure that Delhi’s dictatorship does not enter Tamil Nadu. To save democracy, the only solution is to defeat fascism. Democracy—and the right to vote within that democracy—is incredibly powerful.
Tamil Nadu, with its unshakable faith in the immense strength of democracy and the ballot, will prevail. India will defeat those who seek to walk the path of dictatorship."
Read my interview to @frontline_india: @vaishnaroy @rinpoet #TNWillFightTNWillWin #SayNoToNDA #VoteForDMK #வெல்வோம்_ஒன்றாக
Ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election, Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin gave an interview to the magazine Frontline in which he framed the contest in strong federalism-related terms. He stated that Tamil Nadu is "guarding" itself to ensure that "Delhi's dictatorship" does not enter the state, and argued that the only solution to "save democracy" is to defeat what he termed "fascism." Stalin emphasized democracy and the right to vote as powerful tools, expressing confidence that Tamil Nadu's faith in democracy and the ballot would prevail, and that India as a whole would defeat forces seeking a path of dictatorship. The remarks were shared as an excerpt from the Frontline interview, tagged with campaign hashtags including calls to reject the NDA. The statement reflects Stalin's long-standing positioning of Tamil Nadu's electoral contest as tied to broader Centre-State and federalism concerns regarding the Union government's conduct toward opposition-ruled states, though the tweet itself does not cite specific incidents, laws, or data to support the characterization.