AIADMK MP remarks whereas criticising Stalin at ladies security rally stokes controversy| India Information
A political controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu after AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam made a comment involving actor Nayanthara throughout a ladies security rally, drawing sharp reactions from the ruling DMK.
The remark got here throughout an AIADMK protest in Villupuram, the place Shanmugam criticised Chief Minister M Okay Stalin’s and mentioned, “Inform us your dream” initiative. In the midst of his speech, he mentioned, “I would like Nayanthara, will you fulfill? Will the Chief Minister fulfill somebody’s dream to marry Nayanthara?”
DMK slams derogatory assertion
The DMK strongly condemned the assertion, calling it inappropriate and offensive. Get together spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai instructed information company ANI, “It is a disgusting assertion made by Mr. CV Shanmugam. He has to apologize for that. He has to make a public apology. The query is, the ADMK is waxing eloquence concerning the security of girls and the way does these sort of statements augur properly for the protection of girls? And Mr. CV Shanmugam is a repeat offender.”
“This isn’t the primary time he has made such derogatory feedback regarding ladies. And what does Mr. Edappadi Palaniswami suggest to do? Does he have the braveness to query Mr. CV Shanmugam? Can he ask that? If he’s a real chief, if he actually thinks that he is working for the welfare of the ladies and security of the ladies, then Mr. Edappadi Palaniswami ought to sack Mr. CV Shanmugam, ought to take motion in opposition to Mr. CV Shanmugam. Will he do this? That’s the million-dollar query,” he added additional.
He additional added that such remarks weren’t new, noting previous situations the place related feedback had led to authorized motion, although one such case was later quashed by the excessive court docket. He mentioned repeated behaviour of this sort was “a shame to politics” and criticised the AIADMK for permitting it to proceed.
Row over ladies’s security forward of Tamil Nadu polls
The controversy comes at a politically delicate time, with campaigning intensifying forward of the state meeting elections. The confrontation between events has additionally sharpened across the challenge of girls’s security.
State minister S Regupathy accused the AIADMK and BJP of making a deceptive narrative. He instructed ANI, “I problem AIADMK chief Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami to current comparative statistics on homicide charges through the AIADMK regime versus the present DMK authorities. The AIADMK and BJP are trying to create a false notion that ladies are unsafe in Tamil Nadu.” He additionally highlighted measures taken by the present authorities to guard the confidentiality of girls submitting complaints.
On the opposite facet, BJP chief Vanathi Srinivasan questioned the state authorities’s file, alleging rising crimes in opposition to ladies and accusing the administration of being insensitive. She mentioned repeated incidents of harassment and assault had been being reported and criticised the Chief Minister for not addressing the problem adequately.
AIADMK chief Edappadi Okay Palaniswami additionally focused the DMK authorities, accusing it of failing to take care of regulation and order and elevating considerations over points resembling alleged drug gross sales close to faculties and unresolved prison instances.
With the Election Fee of India saying that Tamil Nadu will go to polls in a single part on April 23, with counting scheduled for Could 4, political tensions within the state are persevering with to escalate, with either side sharpening their assaults within the run-up to the elections.
(With ANI inputs)