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TVK Slams DMK After Councillor Makes Derogatory Remarks Against CM Vijay
- •DMK councillor Sudha Dheena Dayalan sparked outrage after calling Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay a dog and comparing his appearance to a dead body during a women's wing event.
- •Chennai Police have registered a case against the DMK councillor following the viral video of her speech.
- •The speech drew severe criticism from TVK as prominent DMK leaders including MP Kanimozhi and Chennai Mayor Priya Rajan were seen smiling on stage during the remarks.
- •TVK MLA Kanimozhi Santhosh strongly condemned the DMK for promoting disrespectful language and demanded public clarification from Kanimozhi and Mayor Priya regarding political etiquette.
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During a party women's wing event on October 7, DMK councillor Sudha Dheena Dayalan referred to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay as a "dog" multiple times and compared his appearance to that of a dead body. She claimed that if 74-year-old MK Stalin stood next to the 52-year-old Chief Minister, Vijay would look like a "corpse with cotton wool in the nostrils".
DMK MP Kanimozhi and Chennai Mayor Priya Rajan were present on stage during the speech. While the councillor made derogatory remarks against the Chief Minister, Mayor Priya Rajan and other leaders on stage were seen smiling and laughing.
TVK MLA Kanimozhi Santhosh criticized the DMK as a "so-called traditional party" for promoting the disrespectful singular-form address of the Chief Minister at public events. Santhosh questioned whether DMK leadership encouraged such behavior and demanded that Kanimozhi and Mayor Priya publicly clarify their stance on political etiquette.
