new delhi calling for a united front of congress left and all state parties opposed to bjp to take on the ruling dispensation at the centre tamil nadu chief minister and dmk supremo m k stalin on friday said everyone must put aside their individual political mindsets and come together to save india he also urged congress to develop principled friendship with parties at the allindia level like the one it has with his party in tamil naduin an exclusive interview with pti during his threeday visit to delhi stalin said my plea is that if we want to preserve indias diversity federalism democracy secularism equality fraternity state rights education rights we must all leave aside our individual political mindsets and unite all parties must realise that unity is strength everyone must come together to save india he said the 69yearold leader who took charge as tamil nadus chief minister in may last year after a massive victory against the aiadmkled alliance that included bjp further said dmk has always been very important in national politics and it will remain so always a day before inaugurating a dmk office in the national capital where a large number of top leaders from various parties are expected to be present stalin said our importance in national politics has always been there dmk has always been the party that plays a key role in who can become prime minister or president of the country dmk is now the thirdlargest party in parliament he termed it misleading that the opening of the new office should be seen as an indication towards the growing presence of dmk on the national stagei do not think there is a difference between state politics and national politics national politics is the combination of the politics of states therefore the two cannot be separated he addedon his vociferous attack on bjp on multiple occasions stalin said opposing bjp is not any personal hatred of a political party you should not think so we criticise the policies of bjp not of individual persons so all our criticisms are principled we will do it forever in any context asked about arguments in some quarters including by west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee that regional parties should take the lead in closing ranks against bjp due to congress decline the tamil nadu chief minister said this opinion may be correct for some states but would be misleading in many states for me all state parties opposing bjp should join hands with congress and the left to form a team against bjp he saidhe said his party and its allies have mobilised all secular forces in tamil nadu and pushed bjp to the sidelineswe all allies continue to have a policy relationship not just during the election period but as parties that share constituencies that is the foundation of our success it is my wish that the congress party should develop such principled friendship at the allindia