US EditionControversy Erupts as AIADMK MP Remarks on Actress Nayanthara
AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam's crude remarks mocking a government initiative sparked widespread condemnation and calls for disciplinary action from multiple political leaders.
- AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam ignited controversy by invoking Nayanthara in a swipe at M K Stalin's scheme on Mar 17 in Chennai, provoking immediate backlash.
- Questioning the timing, C Ve Shanmugam, AIADMK MP, attacked the scheme's late launch and previously joked the Chief Minister might 'announce a wife for free'.
- An AIADMK spokesperson distanced the party from the derogatory remark, and Kanimozhi, Jothimani condemned it as obscene; Shanmugam later called it a 'mistake' with no malicious intent.
- DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai urged AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to take action against Shanmugam, while former CPI legislator K Balabharathi demanded Election Commission intervention.
- DMK leaders say the episode highlights questions about AIADMK's political culture and morality, as C Ve Shanmugam, AIADMK MP, has made derogatory comments about women before.
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"Completely unacceptable to make remarks that hurt women's dignity": TN Congress chief condemns Shanmugam's comment on Nayanthara
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K Selvaperunthagai on Tuesday strongly condemned the former AIADMK minister and Rajya Sabha member CV Shanmugam's remarks made regarding Chief Minister MK Stalin and actress Nayanthara during a protest against the ruling DMK government.
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AIADMK MP stokes controversy, refers to actress Nayanthara while criticising TN CM
Chennai, Mar 17 (PTI) AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam stoked a controversy on Tuesday by referring to actress Nayanthara while ridiculing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin’s initiative of “Tell us your dream”, resulting in a backlash from various sections. While participating in the party’s protest against the DMK dispensation in Villupuram, about 150 […]
Controversy Erupts as AIADMK MP Remarks on Actress Nayanthara
AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam sparked controversy by making disparaging remarks about actress Nayanthara while criticizing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's 'Tell us your dream' initiative. The comments received backlash, prompting party distancing and calls for action from political leaders and activists.
"I Want Nayanthara": AIADMK MP's Dig At MK Stalin's Initiative Sparks Row
AIADMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP C Ve Shanmugam has sparked a massive row after he made a misogynistic remark on popular actor Nayanthara while criticising the MK Stalin-led government's outreach campaign ahead of the 23 April Tamil Nadu elections.
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