Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday asserted that he won’t tolerate any abusive language or defamatory remarks in opposition to ladies he credited together with his meeting election victory earlier this yr.
“Ladies are the primary motive behind my political victory. I can’t tolerate any abusive language in opposition to ladies. There might be harsh political criticism, however there shouldn’t be any defamatory remarks in opposition to ladies,” he stated in his deal with to the state meeting.
“Don’t make private assaults in opposition to others and girls. There was an area of abuses making the rounds in Tamil Nadu off late. The persons are watching how some are utilizing double-meaning language in opposition to ladies,” he added.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief, who made his political debut and got here to energy in Could, didn’t point out any names however his remarks got here days after senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief Udhayanidhi Stalin made offensive remarks in opposition to actor Trisha Krishnan, who’s believed to be a good friend of Vijay.
The controversy started within the first week of August when Udhayanidhi was talking at a rally meant to press the state authorities on the Cauvery water sharing – a century-old irritant in relations between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. As the group chanted the identify of Trisha, Udhayanidhi made an obscene comment.
On the next day, Udhayanidhi was arrested from his residence in Chennai at 10am and brought to Thanjavur, the place he had made the controversial remark. The DMK subsequently hit the streets and approached the Madras excessive court docket, following which the previous state minister was launched.