Key Highlights :
1. Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency in 1975 to "protect herself from a crisis" following which many people were arrested and leaders were booked under the then stringent Maintenance of Internal Security Act.
2. Karunanidhi opposed the Emergency but then Chief Minister late M Karunanidhi put democracy before his rule and opposed it, only to lose his government.
3. The late prime minister sent her messengers to convey to Karunanidhi he should not oppose the Emergency when it was imposed and that the DMK government may be dismissed if he did not heed the plea.
4. Stalin said Karunanidhi was never bothered about power but was only concerned about the people and the country.
5. The DMK chief urged the party cadre to work hard to win all the 40 seats (39 in TN and 1 in Puducherry) in the 2024 general elections.
DMK chief M K Stalin urges party cadre to work hard to win all the 40 seats in 2024 general elections
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