CHENNAI: DMK organisation secretary RS Bharathi on Wednesday said the party was not concerned about the Congress leaving the DMK-led alliance and joining hands with TVK, asserting that DMK cadre had, in fact, welcomed the development. “DMK cadres are receiving this happily.

We have absolutely no worries about Congress leaving our alliance,” he said while responding to questions from reporters. Asked whether Rahul Gandhi or the Congress leadership had attempted to pacify the DMK leadership, Bharathi said: “We are not worried about any of that.

Once the flood has crossed above the head, what difference does a cubit or a span make? If they come, we will work with them; if they do not, we will continue without them. Even if Congress opposes us, we will politically oppose them and continue our political journey.” On concerns that the move could weaken the INDIA alliance at the national level, Bharathi claimed that the alliance had effectively ceased to function after the Lok

Sabha elections. “There is no INDI alliance anymore. It ended with the parliamentary elections. Leaders such as Nitish Kumar and Mamata Banerjee have already moved away. We remained alone. They are the ones leaving now. We thank them for being with us, and if the ungrateful want to leave, let them go,” he remarked.