I am in people’s hearts, says Stalin in response to Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s ‘where is your father’ jibe

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s “Where is your father?” as a harsh answer to the question. jab, DMK president MK Stalin said on Thursday, June 25, 2026 that he is in the hearts of the people.

Addressing a wedding reception held at former DMK Minister Mathivanan’s residence in Tirurvarur, Mr. Stalin said that when Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin raised various issues facing Tamil Nadu in the Assembly and demanded answers, the Chief Minister asked “Where is your father?”

“On one hand, there is the problem of power outage and on the other hand, the situation of non-availability of water from Mettur dam on time for farmers in Delta areas. Mr. Udhayanidhi, as the Leader of Opposition, spoke extensively on these issues in the Assembly and demanded answers from the Prime Minister, to which the Prime Minister responded,” Mr. Stalin said.

‘I can find Stalin in files related to social assistance programs’

“I will not be where you are looking for. I will remain in the hearts of the people whether I am in the Parliament or not. I have signed the file providing a monthly grant of ₹ 1,000 to women under the law. Kalaignar Magalir Urimai scheme. You can find Stalin there. See file Pudhumai Penn program where ₹1,000 is provided every month (to female students); You can find my signature there. Tamil Pudhalvan the program provides ₹1,000 (to male students); “Stalin will also be there,” he said.

Quoting former Chief Minister CN Annadurai, he said that he will remain the ‘Chief Minister’ as long as the women’s rights grant scheme is in place. “Anna once said: ‘I named the state Tamil Nadu. Whether I am in power or not, my name will live on as long as the name Tamil Nadu is mentioned.’ Similarly, as long as the women’s rights grant scheme exists, I am the Prime Minister,” the DMK leader said.