Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran on Sunday escalated his party’s offensive against the ruling DMK, saying that Union Home Minister Amit Shah would carry out a “Silent Operation” to bring down the MK Stalin-led government in the 2026 Assembly polls.

Speaking at a rally in Madurai, where Shah had earlier targeted the DMK over alleged corruption and misgovernance, Nagendran said, “Chief Minister Stalin is asking,’Who is that Shah?’ Let me tell him – this is the same Shah who helped the BJP come to power in Haryana, Maharashtra and Delhi. DMK is afraid of him.”

He added, “Just like Prime Minister Modi conducted Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam attack, Amit Shah has now visited Meenakshi Amman, taken Sindoor, and will begin a ‘Silent Operation’ to end DMK rule.”

Nagendran accused the DMK of calling the BJP-AIADMK alliance a “betrayal alliance” out of fear. “They pelted stones at Indira Gandhi and made her bleed. Now they are talking about betrayal?” he said.

He also hit out at the ruling party over law and order in Tamil Nadu, especially in the Kongu region. “Elderly people are being murdered. Annamalai protested and demanded arrests within a month. The accused confessed to 19 murders. This government has failed to handle the police department,” he alleged.

Raising concerns over increasing incidents of sexual assault, Nagendran said, “There are countless cases, but no proper action is being taken. All this will come to an end in 2026.”

Addressing alliance speculation, Nagendran clarified that the BJP is working with AIADMK under the NDA umbrella. “Don’t ask about alliance every day. It is Amit Shah who formed the alliance. NDA will come to power in 2026 under EPS’s leadership.”

Answering questions about his future plans, Nagendran said, “Reporters ask me what kind of yatra I’m planning. My yatra is to take our MLAs to the Assembly. On June 22, we’ll hold a Murugan devotees’ conference in Thiruparankundram, and after that, our voices will echo in Fort St George.”