# DMK slams Vijay for greeting Trisha at Independence Day event 2026-08-19T15:11:25+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) The DMK's mouthpiece Murasoli published an editorial criticising Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay for exchanging greetings with actress Trisha Krishnan at the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Fort St George in Chennai. The editorial described the exchange as a display of "vulgarity" and said even voters who supported him found it hard to stomach. It also criticised his appeal for public support and his appointment of film industry figures to administrative roles, alleging that producers of his films were being placed in key positions. The editorial also raised concerns about law and order under Vijay's government, citing a recent lynching of a 19-year-old student in Coimbatore. Actor Sanjjanaa Galrani defended Trisha, questioning why the focus had shifted to her rather than Vijay's governance, and urged respect for her privacy. The BJP criticised the DMK's remarks, comparing them to past attacks on former CM J Jayalalithaa, who was also an actress. Neither Vijay nor his party TVK had responded to the editorial at the time of reporting. Trisha had attended the event seated next to Vijay's parents, and speculation about her relationship with him has continued amid divorce proceedings filed by Vijay's estranged wife Sangeetha Sornalingam, who later withdrew her petition. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The first source frames the DMK's editorial as a political attack on Vijay, emphasising its harsh language and listing allegations from law and order to nepotism, while balancing it with the BJP's defence of Trisha. The second source shifts to celebrity defence, focusing on Sanjjanaa Galrani's call to separate Trisha from criticism of Vijay's governance, without engaging with the DMK's substantive charges. The coverage is polarised: the political angle is foregrounded in one, the personal and gender-angle defence in the other. A careful reader should note that neither source critically examines the DMK's claims about appointments or law and order on their merits. The next development to watch is whether Vijay or TVK issues an official response to the editorial. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist - hindustantimes.com (sensationalist) Leads with DMK's vulgarity charge and lists multiple allegations without verifying them, framing the story as a political drama. - hindustantimes.com (2) (neutral report) Focuses on an actor's defence of Trisha and reports the controversy without taking a side or investigating the political allegations. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:18:53+00:00. Tags: BJP, DMK, Murasoli, Tamil Nadu, Trisha Krishnan, Vijay Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/dmk-mouthpiece-slams-vijay-for-greeting-trisha-at-i-day-event/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/dmk-mouthpiece-slams-vijay-for-greeting-trisha-at-i-day-event/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/