மக்களுக்காக, கட்சி தொண்டர்களுக்காக தர்மயுத்தம் நடத்துவதாக சொல்லிக்கொண்டு பதவி, அதிகாரம், பணபேரம் அடிப்படையிலேயே இரு அணிகளும் இணைந்துள்ளன.

DMK working president M.K. Stalin delivered a sharp critique of the ruling AIADMK on August 21, 2017, following the formal merger of its rival factions. Stalin observed that while factional leaders claimed to wage a moral crusade on behalf of public welfare and party workers, the reconciliation was negotiated purely around ministerial berths, cabinet power, and financial compromise. The six-month political drama demonstrated complete disregard for the urgent administrative needs of Tamil Nadu.

Stalin pointed out that internal factional wrangling had completely paralyzed state government departments while farmers faced severe agrarian distress and youth struggled with unemployment. The sudden reconciliation revealed that proclaimed ideological principles were abandoned the moment cabinet positions were distributed. Such blatant opportunism compromised the dignity of constitutional office and proved that personal political survival overshadowed genuine public service across the ruling dispensation.

The DMK leader asserted that citizens across Tamil Nadu clearly recognized the unprincipled character of this political arrangement. He stated that power brokered through backroom negotiations would never substitute for democratic legitimacy. Stalin pledged that the DMK would continue championing transparent, people-first governance against institutional decay.