A major political showdown has erupted in Tamil Nadu after VCK leader Vanni Arasu took oath in Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s cabinet, triggering a bitter public feud between the DMK, VCK and TVK. Once-close allies are now openly attacking each other as post-election alliance politics reshape the state. The controversy exploded after DMK MP A Raja posted a sharp metaphor comparing the VCK to a “crooked coconut tree,” accusing the party of turning against the alliance that helped it rise politically. The remark sparked huge backlash online, especially after another controversial post by Raja was later deleted.

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on March 05 slammed DMK leader A Raja and alleged that he called for India’s Balkanisation in his viral speech. In his address, the MP said, “To organize this press conference became necessary because it seems INDIA bloc have formed the habit of defaming the identity of Bharat and hearting Indian sentiments have become their political agenda.” Pointing to Deputy General Secretary of DMK A. Raja’s speech where he mentioned India as a sub-continent he fumingly said, “This is a Maoist ideology for your knowledge.”