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5-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped in Madurantakam: Udhayanidhi Stalin Demands By-Election Lesson
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News18•27-09-2026, 18:58
5-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped in Madurantakam: Udhayanidhi Stalin Demands By-Election Lesson
  • •Udhayanidhi Stalin highlighted the gang-rape of a 5-year-old girl in Madurantakam during his campaign speech.
  • •He stated that there is no safety for women and that the by-election should teach a lesson to the ruling party.
  • •Stalin criticized the government, claiming it runs on "alms given by the DMK" despite the DMK winning 107 seats.
  • •He noted that ruling party candidates are being chased away in constituencies like Dharapuram and Madurantakam.
  • •Stalin accused the ruling party of failing to fulfill promises and of a severe deterioration in law and order.

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During his campaign speech in Madurantakam supporting DMK candidate Paranthaman, opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin highlighted that a five-year-old girl was gang-raped inside her house, citing it as an example of severe safety issues for women.

Udhayanidhi Stalin stated that after coming to power, the government failed to fulfill promises such as providing a Rs. 2,500 women's rights allowance, Rs. 4,000 to unemployed youth, and 6 gas cylinders per year.

Udhayanidhi Stalin criticized the assembly's functioning, comparing it to a Super Singer show where ministers and the Speaker sing rather than properly answering questions, and mockingly cited an instance where a rubber factory complaint turned out to be a puncture repair shop.