'Ensure party returns to power for seventh term', MK Stalin urges DMK cadres to gear up for 2026 polls

Ahead of his 73rd birthday on March 1, MK Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, urged party workers to immediately begin preparations for the 2026 legislative assembly elections. He said the best birthday gift would be ensuring the DMK returns to power for a seventh term, highlighting the achievements of the government’s Dravidian Model welfare schemes.