Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, hitting out at the AIADMK and BJP, has assured the Muslim people that the DMK, led by him, will always be a party that protects their rights and secures rights for them. Pointing to the presence of Muslim leaders belonging to various parties, he said unity is the first step towards victory. Praising Prophet Muhammad's preachings, the chief minister said reformist leader Periyar EVR and iconic leaders Anna and Karunanidhi had hailed equality and love, taught by the prophet. "Those who are involved in betrayal by supporting the BJP's cheap, despotic, autocratic politics should be boycotted," Stalin said without naming the AIADMK. The DMK chief said: "Always, the DMK will be one among you; the DMK will always protect the rights of the Muslim people and secure the rights of the Muslim people."