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Minister Rajmohan Defends Sathyabama, Dismisses Viral Video as AI Deepfake
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News18•07-10-2026, 18:30
Minister Rajmohan Defends Sathyabama, Dismisses Viral Video as AI Deepfake
- •Tamil Nadu Information Minister Rajmohan defended TVK candidate P Sathyabama, rejecting a viral video about her election expenditure as an AI-generated fabrication.
- •The minister condemned the personal attacks and body-shaming against Sathyabama, calling the manipulated footage ideological violence against a woman from a marginalised background.
- •Rajmohan and cabinet colleague Aadhav Arjuna claimed the video was a last-minute smear campaign orchestrated by the DMK IT wing to derail the TVK candidate on polling day.
- •The controversy follows Sathyabama quitting her MLA post and AIADMK membership to join Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK, facing opposition allegations of horse-trading.
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Tamil Nadu Information Minister Rajmohan defended TVK candidate P Sathyabama by rejecting the viral video regarding her election expenditure as chopped, edited, and altered using artificial intelligence. He condemned the footage as ideological violence and personal body-shaming.
The by-elections to the Dharapuram and Madurantakam Assembly constituencies were held on October 6, 2026.
Both P Sathyabama and Maragatham Kumaravel faced opposition allegations of horse-trading after they resigned from their MLA positions and AIADMK basic memberships, subsequently joining Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's TVK party.
