MK Stalin Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government for seeking United States approval to buy Russian oil and said it raises a fundamental question as to why India should seek another country’s approval to meet its energy needs. He questioned the central government’s silence on the sinking of Iran’s warship IRIS Dena, which was unarmed and returning to its country after participating in the International Fleet Review 2026 Navy. Exercise conducted by India.

As India faces such a fate as part of a multinational exercise, India cannot appear silent or passive,” Stalin said. The central government appeared to completely compromise India’s strategic autonomy and long-standing tradition of an independent foreign policy.

“There is a need to protect India’s dignity in the international arena, and the country’s sovereignty and interests need to be protected,” Stalin said in his social media post.