Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday accused DMK president MK Stalin of making “indecent” and derogatory remarks about TVK’s Dharapuram bypoll candidate P Sathyabama, alleging that the DMK leader mocked her physical appearance during an election campaign meeting.
TVK to approach Election Commission
TVK Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar also condemned Stalin’s alleged remarks while speaking to reporters at Coimbatore Airport. Nirmal Kumar also denied allegations that the TVK was distributing money to voters, saying such a practice was against the party’s policy. He criticised the DMK’s campaign and claimed that the party was making such statements out of frustration.
“Under the guise of a by-election campaign public meeting for the Dharapuram constituency, the DMK, a force of evil, through its leader Mr MK Stalin, has conducted a meeting full of slander and indecency,” Vijay said. Stalin referred to Sathyabama as “Petti Bama” and “Palti Bama” while questioning her decision to switch from the AIADMK to the TVK, according to reports. “The people of Tamil Nadu have long realised that the DMK members are enemies of democracy, and that obscenity, malice, and perversion are deeply ingrained in their very DNA and mindset,” Vijay said. He also said voters in Dharapuram would respond to the controversy through the electoral process. “The people of Tamil Nadu and the voters of Dharapuram constituency are going to teach a fitting lesson to this evil faction, which is expert in speaking obscenely about women,” he said. He alleged that Stalin had made derogatory and body-shaming comments about Sathyabama and said the party would approach the Election Commission over the issue. Earlier reporting noted: CHENNAI: Chief minister and TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Saturday accused DMK president MK Stalin of making “indecent” and derogatory remarks about TVK’s Dharapuram bypoll candidate P Sathyabama at an election meeting in the constituency. Earlier reporting noted: Accusing the DMK of promoting what he described as an “obscene, violent and perverse” political culture, Vijay said Stalin had, through his remarks, admitted to being responsible for such a culture in the party. Earlier reporting noted: Calling the DMK “anti-democratic”, Vijay alleged that obscenity, violence and perversion had become part of the party’s political discourse and said people of Tamil Nadu had been witnessing it for years.
Stalin made the remarks during a campaign meeting in Dharapuram on Friday while seeking votes for DMK candidate S Suganya.
