Stalin stated that the leaders of the DMK-led alliance parties had themselves mentioned in several places that when they came forward to support TVK, they did so only after informing him.
Despite heavy police deployment and fears of arrest, the youth-led movement draws thousands, unites Left leaders and climate activists, and vows to scale up agitation across India.
The AICC Karnataka in-charge described Reddy as one of the party's most experienced leaders and said the entire top leadership had intervened to resolve the issue.
Protesters were seen wearing cockroach masks and carrying posters demanding the education minister's resignation over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.
