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Karti Chidambaram Slams TVK MLA R Pallavi For Bringing Infant To Public Events

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Moneycontrol•12-10-2026, 10:43
Karti Chidambaram Slams TVK MLA R Pallavi For Bringing Infant To Public Events
- •Congress MP Karti Chidambaram criticized TVK MLA R Pallavi for bringing her infant to public events, accusing her of political showmanship and attention-seeking.
- •The remarks came after Pallavi attended an event at IIT Madras featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi with her baby.
- •Chidambaram clarified that while he supports family-friendly policies like workplace creches and parental leave, repeatedly bringing an infant to public gatherings is unnecessary.
- •Pallavi has previously been spotted bringing her infant to other political events, including sessions at the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram criticised TVK MLA R Pallavi for repeatedly bringing her infant to public gatherings, accusing her of political showmanship and seeking attention rather than fulfilling a practical necessity.
MLA R Pallavi appeared with her infant at an event held at IIT Madras where Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre.
Karti Chidambaram stated that he fully supports workplace creches, as well as maternity leave and paternity leave to help parents balance work and childcare.





