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Tamil Nadu BJP chief’s remark on CM Vijay sparks row
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran has clarified that his controversial remark about Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s mother was “twisted and misrepresented” for political gain. Speaking at a party event, Nagenthran…
The Story in Brief
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran has clarified that his controversial remark about Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s mother was “twisted and misrepresented” for political gain. Speaking at a party event, Nagenthran had said: “When people search for a father in the House and cannot find him, they should ask the mother at home to know who the father is.” The comment, reported by PTI, came after Vijay repeatedly asked Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin where his father MK Stalin was. Minister Rajmohan and former BJP state chief K Annamalai condemned the remark as an uncivilised personal attack. Nagenthran said his words were not directed at any individual.
The Indian Opinion
Some will paint Nagenthran’s comment as a crude personal attack, others as a tit-for-tat response to Vijay’s own digs at Udhayanidhi Stalin. Both sides have lowered the bar, but dragging a politician’s mother into the fray breaks a norm even combative Tamil politics has usually respected. The real test is whether the BJP central leadership reprimands Nagenthran or lets the remark stand as a sanctioned campaign tactic.
Sources (2): news.abplive.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
