{"id":29660,"date":"2026-09-28T05:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T05:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29660"},"modified":"2026-09-28T05:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T05:38:07","slug":"blown-them-away-with-that-whistle-tvk-takes-swipe-at-udhayanidhi-over-bypolls-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29660","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Blown them away with that whistle\u2019: TVK takes swipe at Udhayanidhi over bypolls | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134532618,imgsize-53856,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Blown them away with that whistle\u2019: TVK takes swipe at Udhayanidhi over bypolls\" title=\"\u2018That whistle blew them away\u2019: TVK takes dig at Udhayanidhi over bypolls\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u2018That whistle blew them away\u2019: TVK takes dig at Udhayanidhi over bypolls\">\u2018That whistle blew them away\u2019: TVK takes dig at Udhayanidhi over bypolls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister Aadhav Arjuna launched a sharp attack on the DMK, claiming that the party had underestimated his side and was now in a weak position in the Maduranthakam constituency.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Arjuna said the DMK had earlier claimed it would win 200 constituencies but was now sitting in the opposition benches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cThe DMK, which said that it would win 200 constituencies, is sitting in the Opposition benches. They took us lightly. They said, \u2018These people only know how to blow whistles.\u2019 That very whistle came to us as our symbol, and we have blown them away completely with that whistle,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Arjuna further claimed that the DMK was in a \u201cpathetic position\u201d in the constituency and questioned whether the party would even be able to retain its election deposit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cIn this constituency, the DMK is in a pathetic position. Will the DMK even get its deposit back?\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>He also targeted Tamil Nadu leader of opposition <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/udhayanidhi-stalin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Udhayanidhi Stalin<\/a>, alleging that his remarks were damaging the DMK.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cEverything that comes out of the mouth of Udhayanidhi is only obscenity. No one else needs to come to destroy the DMK; MK Stalin\u2019s son is enough. Udhayanidhi Stalin has come to destroy the DMK,\u201d Arjuna said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Bypolls to the Maduranthakam Assembly constituency in Chengelpet district, adjoining Chennai, and the Dharapuram constituency in Tiruppur district of western Tamil Nadu will be held on October 6.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The bypolls were necessitated after AIADMK legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama resigned from their posts and joined the ruling TVK. The party has fielded both of them from the same constituencies they represented after being elected in the April Assembly election.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>This is the first time the TVK government is facing Assembly bypolls since it assumed office in May 2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The Left parties, which extend outside support to the TVK government and help it retain its majority, have not joined the ruling party-led alliance. <!-- -->Instead, they are contesting the bypolls as a separate front.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Candidates of the main opposition DMK, the AIADMK and the Tamil nationalist Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) are also in the fray.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The Vanniyar-dominated PMK, which has considerable influence in several northern parts of the state, has not extended support to any party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>A key opposition campaign plank is that the bypolls were not a natural outcome but were forced on voters after the TVK \u201clured AIADMK MLAs\u201d to strengthen its numbers in the Assembly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has already begun campaigning, seeking \u201cjustice\u201d over what he has described as the betrayal.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/blown-them-away-with-that-whistle-tvk-takes-swipe-at-udhayanidhi-over-bypolls\/articleshow\/134532388.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018That whistle blew them away\u2019: TVK takes dig at Udhayanidhi over bypolls NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister Aadhav Arjuna launched a sharp attack on the DMK, claiming that the party had underestimated his side and was now in a weak position in the Maduranthakam constituency.Arjuna said the 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