Despite scoring resounding wins in multiple elections in Tamil Nadu in recent years, the M K Stalin dispensation has now been facing mounting challenges on various fronts ranging from the DMK organisation and party-led alliance to the state administration.
Last week, tension within the ruling alliance flared up after former state CPM secretary K Balakrishnan launched a scathing attack on the DMK-led government, alleging that the state police denied the CPM permission for holding a rally during the party state conference in Villupuram.