In the aftermath of the September 27 Karur stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam scrambled to control the narrative as news of children being killed and injured began to spread late into the night. Senior DMK leaders rushed to Karur, including Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, who visited the Karur Government Medical College and Hospital.
Videos from the hospital quickly went viral, showing the minister allegedly breaking down in tears before the bodies of deceased children. The minister was heard saying that organisers had been repeatedly told to follow the conditions, a statement that critics say appeared to shift responsibility away from the administration and onto unnamed organisers, even as families mourned their dead. He had said, “They repeatedly told them to follow the conditions” (Padichu padichu sonnanga conditions ah follow pannunga da nu). Hope it stops at 36.”
This clip of DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh crying became viral and meme-worthy content as his behaviour was being called out by netizens as ‘drama’ and ‘good acting’.
Against this backdrop of performative grief and unanswered questions, the trailer of the film Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimayil starring actor Jiiva had featured this dialogue in a comical way.
Now in a separate video actor Jiiva from the launch of his film Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil has gone viral. In the clip, Jiiva is heard delivering a dialogue that says, “Naan thirumba thirumba sonnene conditions ah follow pannunga nu. Kettangala?” (“Didn’t I repeatedly tell you to follow the conditions? Did you listen?”).
கொஞ்சம் கூட மனிதாபிமானமற்ற ஜீவா.
TTT படத்தில் இந்த வசனத்தை பார்க்கும்போது சரியாக புரியவில்லை. படம் முடிந்துவிட்டது என்ற எண்ணி எந்திரித்து வரும் பொழுது வந்து வசனம்.
இப்போதுதான் அதனுடைய முழு வீச்சும் புரிகிறது. Jeeva This is not fair. Cruel. pic.twitter.com/nF1XF6B38S
— டீ (@teakkadai1) January 18, 2026
While officially a dialogue from the film, the resemblance to Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi’s now-infamous remark at the Karur hospital was impossible to miss. Netizens were quick to draw parallels, interpreting the dialogue as an unintentional or perhaps perfectly timed trolling of the DMK’s blame-shifting emotional theatrics.
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