In a strongly worded editorial published in its party mouthpiece, Murasoli, the DMK questioned Rahul Gandhi's repeated calls for opposition unity and alleged that he himself had played a central role in damaging cooperation among alliance partners. The editorial asked whether it was not embarrassing for Congress to employ every possible unethical political tactic to prevent INDIA alliance partners from coming to power during state assembly elections, only to seek their support again during parliamentary elections.
The DMK accused Congress of betraying the party during the Tamil Nadu Assembly election held on April 23. According to the editorial, Congress had "stabbed the DMK in the back" while remaining part of the alliance, and this was allegedly done with the blessings of Rahul Gandhi. The party also mocked Gandhi's recent remarks on opposition unity delivered during a meeting of INDIA alliance leaders, describing them as a case of political realization arriving too late.
The editorial stated that Rahul Gandhi's speech on unity, delivered during the INDIA alliance meeting on June 11, was released publicly because allegations made by alliance partners against Congress had become a subject of widespread public discussion. According to Murasoli, the criticism against Congress had become so intense that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha faced pressure to release his speech on the Congress website.
The publication claimed that leaders from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Samajwadi Party, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal had strongly criticized Rahul Gandhi during the meeting, arguing that his political conduct had weakened opposition unity.
Murasoli highlighted the speech of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha member John Brittas, describing it as particularly significant. The editorial noted that both Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) are influential political forces in Kerala and contested against each other in the Assembly election held in April. It argued that neither party had been blamed for fighting elections against one another, but claimed that the allegations made by Rahul Gandhi during the campaign were unreasonable.
According to the editorial, Rahul Gandhi had asked during the election campaign why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not arrested then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and suggested that there might be a secret understanding between them. Murasoli stated that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) considered the allegation extremely serious.
The editorial further claimed that John Brittas told the INDIA alliance meeting that Rahul Gandhi had openly spread falsehoods during the Kerala election campaign by alleging a secret understanding between the Left parties and the Bharatiya Janata Party. According to Murasoli, Brittas also stated that Left parties did not require any certificate from Congress to establish their opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The editorial said that Communist Party of India General Secretary D. Raja reacted strongly to Rahul Gandhi's comment that "the Left is no longer Left," describing the statement as evidence of political immaturity. According to the publication, Rahul Gandhi defended his remarks by insisting they were based on facts and argued that the Left-led government in Kerala had facilitated the entry of the Adani Group into the state.
Murasoli also referred to comments made by Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, who reportedly described the exit of the DMK and the Aam Aadmi Party from the INDIA alliance as a major setback. According to the editorial, Yadav stressed that a serious assessment was needed regarding whether the alliance should continue in its current direction.
The DMK mouthpiece also cited Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, claiming that he had expressed concerns about possible understandings between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on several issues in Bihar. According to the editorial, Tejashwi Yadav said he had raised these concerns with the Congress leadership on multiple occasions, but no corrective action had been taken.
Referring to Rahul Gandhi's reported statement that he could not embrace Pinarayi Vijayan, Murasoli questioned whether he was not the same leader who had embraced Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament. The editorial asked whether anyone could forget that moment.
The publication further stated that nobody had asked Rahul Gandhi to embrace Pinarayi Vijayan. Instead, it argued that opposition leaders expected him to stop acting like an ally of the Enforcement Directorate and the Modi government by demanding the arrest of opposition leaders. According to the editorial, such conduct was not the responsibility of an opposition leader.
Amid the political developments that saw Congress exit the DMK-led alliance and join the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, Murasoli asserted that the circumstances surrounding the split were well known. The editorial alleged that Congress had betrayed the DMK while remaining within the alliance and claimed that the actions were carried out with Rahul Gandhi's approval.
The editorial marks one of the strongest public attacks by the DMK against Rahul Gandhi and Congress since the breakdown of relations within the broader opposition bloc. The remarks underline deepening divisions among former alliance partners and raise fresh questions about the future of opposition unity ahead of upcoming political battles.
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