A 2022 video showing Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) Arani North District Secretary Baskaran delivering a provocative speech in front of the Tiruvannamalai District Collector’s Office has resurfaced on social media, drawing renewed criticism in the wake of a recent hit-and-run case involving VCK members and party chief Thol. Thirumavalavan.
The video, recorded during a protest held in the aftermath of caste-related violence in Veeralur village near Kalasapakkam, shows Baskaran making aggressive remarks and claiming that VCK members were “ready to create as many rowdies as needed.” His comments, interpreted as threats, have been widely condemned online.
He is seen saying, “Viduthalai Chiruthaigal are powerful people. Act with courage, for we have the power to promote political interests. No police can pluck a h*ir. They cannot pluck a single h*ir (they cannot do absolutely anything). Who are we? We are rowdies. We are all there in the rowdies list. We are ready to become that kind of rowdies. If all are rowdies, what can you do man? You will make a rowdy list, that’s all. You will arrest them, that’s all.”
நாம் எல்லாம் ரவுடிகள், என்ன வேண்டுமானாலும் செய்யுங்கள், அதிகாரம் நம்மிடம் இருக்கிறது…காவல்துறை ஒரு மயிரை கூட புடுங்க முடியாது -விசிக👌 pic.twitter.com/kYLlBWC4gY
— Sanghi Prince 🚩 (@SanghiPrince) October 29, 2025
The 2022 protest followed a communal clash during the Pongal festival in Veeralur, where a dispute over the local cremation ground led to large-scale vandalism targeting homes and vehicles in the Arundhathiyar settlement. Over a hundred people were allegedly involved in the violence. Subsequently, a police operation led by DIG Annie Vijaya and Tiruvannamalai Superintendent of Police Pawan Kumar, with over 800 officers from Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Tirupattur, and Ranipet districts, restored order.
Police later booked around 250 individuals in connection with the incident and arrested more than 20. Protests were subsequently organized by several parties, including VCK, condemning the violence against members of the Arundhathiyar community.
The resurfaced video comes in the backdrop of the VCK goons behaving like rowdies and thrashing the motorist outside Madras High Court after their chief’s vehicle mildly dashed on to his vehicle.
(Source: ABPLive)
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