Stalin Hits Back at Vijay Amid Assembly Gesture Row: ‘Posting Reels, Running Admin Like Cinema’
- VCK chief Tholkappiyan Thirumavalavan criticized Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay for making a gesture during an Assembly speech that was seen as mocking DMK leader Stalin, calling it undignified and against human dignity.
- Vijay clarified that the gesture was inadvertent and not intended as a personal attack amid the political row between their parties.
- The controversy began when Vijay referenced Stalin's Emergency-era detention and made a palm-against-jaw gesture interpreted as referring to Stalin's broken jaw while attacking DMK corruption.
- The DMK rejected demands to remove Vijay's remarks and planned a statewide protest against what it called scurrilous comments by Vijay targeting Stalin and other leaders.
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'Against Human Dignity': TVK Ally VCK Chief Thirumavalavan Condemns CM Joseph Vijay’s ‘Mocking’ Gestures Against Stalin
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder and president Thol. Thirumavalavan has criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay over his alleged body language during a recent Assembly speech, saying it was inconsistent with human dignity and a dignified political approach. In a statement, Thirumavalavan said the Chief Minister’s gestures during his reply to the Police Department’s demands for grants were widely criticised as mocking for…
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