Rush Hour: DMK to skip INDIA bloc meeting, Rahul Gandhi says Modi won’t be PM in a year and more

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam said it will not participate in a meeting of the Opposition INDIA bloc on June 8. The decision was made as party workers were “deeply hurt by what they consider the betrayal committed by the Congress”, stated the DMK.

The Congress, a long-time ally of the MK Stalin-led party, extended support to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in forming the government in the state after elections results were announced in May. This led DMK leader TR Baalu to accuse the Congress of betraying the people who voted for it.

The DMK said that while it will not attend the June 8 meet, it will continue “to raise its voice on issues affecting the welfare of the nation that may be brought forward by the other parties participating in the meeting”. Read on.

The southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala, said the India Meteorological Department. This marks the beginning of the four-month rainy season in the country.

The IMD has said that conditions are favourable for the monsoon to advance further into Goa, parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, more areas of Karnataka and the remaining parts of Tamil Nadu over the next two to three days.

This year, the monsoon reached Kerala three days later than its usual onset...

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