Two days after the DMK quit the ruling coalition, the CBI yesterday raided the house of party leader MK Stalin in Chennai, sparking a storm with an upset Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the timing was “unfortunate”. DMK chief M Karunanidhi played it cool, saying enigmatically it “may or may not be political vendetta”.

“We are all very upset (at these events). The timing of this is most unfortunate. The government had no role in this that I am sure of. We will find out the details,” the prime minister said in the capital.