As the city of Chennai crawls back to normalcy in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung’s devastation, an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam member spotted Kollywood director Lingusamy’s tweet praising the “rescue efforts” of the Tamil Nadu government.
Was in Thanjavur for the last three days, with no flights to reach here, was getting anxious on seeing the situation on #Chennairains. When I returned back last night, I was about to drop someone in Adyar. all the way from airport to adyar & back to Valasaravakkam could see &…
— Lingusamy (@dirlingusamy) December 6, 2023
The ADMK member Prasath called up Lingusamy and said he noticed his post on social media platform X saying things were getting back to normal in Chennai. He added, Sir can you please come to Medavakkam and Velachery to see how the localities are suffering.
Lingusamy denied posting anything as claimed by Prasath and said, “Read it fully. I was in Thanjavur for the past 3 days. I saw all the news on TV. I arrived at the airport and went up to Valasarawakkam, those roads were fine.”
To this Prasath said, “Sir main roads are clear no doubt but have you any idea of the inner roads? People have not been able to buy even a packet of milk. People are suffering.”
To this Lingusamy replies, “I have written in my post that this should be taken care of.” Prasath interjects saying, “Having said this is better than 2015, what are you trying to convey?”
Lingusamy says, “What are you trying to say?” Prasath replies asking him to know the reality and then post such things on social media.
கத்துகிட்ட மொத்த வித்தையும் இறக்கி திமுகவுக்கு முட்டு கொடுத்த திரு. லிங்குசாமியை கேள்விகளால் துளைத்தெடுத்த எங்கள் அண்ணன் @imprasath அவர்கள்!
மெயின் ரோட்டில் இருக்கும் தண்ணீரையெல்லாம் உள்சாலைகளுக்கு திருப்பி விட்டு மக்களை அல்லல்படுத்தியது தான் "2015ஐ விட பெட்டரா" @dirlingusamy… pic.twitter.com/gepcaj45Ym
— VD (@vd_dhayalan) December 6, 2023
It is noteworthy that a majority of the Kollywood celebrities have been sitting mum with regard to the flooding situation in the city. A few of them have sent out SOS messages, a few questioned the government machinery. But the rest have been tightlipped or are praising the government.
Kamal Haasan even went to the extent of blaming the cyclone for hampering government’s efforts.
அரசு எவ்வளவுதான் முன்னெச்சரிக்கையோடு செயல்பட்டாலும் இயற்கைச் சீற்றங்களின் விளைவுகளை ஓர் எல்லை வரைதான் கட்டுப்படுத்த முடியும். இந்தத் தருணத்தில் நமது பாதுகாப்பை உறுதி செய்துகொண்டு, அரசு இயந்திரத்தோடு கைகோர்த்து செயல்பட்டு நிலைமை சீரடைய உதவ வேண்டியது அவசியம். #CycloneMichuang…
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) December 4, 2023
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