The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) announces it will boycott the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled in New Delhi on June 8. The decision is linked to DMK’s accusations that Congress has “betrayed” the alliance after the post-election phase. According to reports, Congress had won five seats as part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance. After the results, Congress reportedly unilaterally snapped ties with the DMK and aligned itself with a different political arrangement, joining the TVK-led coalition government. The DMK’s boycott is described as a setback for the opposition INDIA alliance because it signals reduced participation from one of its key member parties. The meeting is expected to bring together constituents of the INDIA bloc, but DMK’s absence will affect the coalition’s coordination. Both outlets frame the move as a protest over Congress’s actions rather than a change in the overall timetable of the meeting, which is still planned for June 8 in New Delhi.