Erode East bypoll result shows overwhelming support for Dravidian model govt, Stalin says

COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday said the Erode East bypoll result was a sign of people's overwhelming support to the Dravidian model government.
"I had asked people to weigh the performance of the DMK government and give their support. People have responded to the request and extended their support to the Dravidian model government," he said.
Talking to reporters in Chennai on Thursday, Stalin said the people of Erode East had taught a lesson to AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami through their verdict. "EPS acted like a fourth rate speaker during the campaign," Stalin charged.
Stalin said the bypoll result had laid the foundation for DMK alliance’s victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. "We will record an even bigger victory in the 2024 parliamentary elections," he said.
Stalin said the focus during the 2024 polls would be on who should not come to power rather than who should come to power.
To query seeking his comment on the request of political leaders that he should enter national politics, Stalin said he was already in national politics.