As the controversy surrounding DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy’s call for the killing of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi by terrorists persists, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister caused a new controversy by referring to the Governor in a singular and derogatory manner.
DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy, while talking at a stage celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of former MLA and general secretary of DMK Anbazhagan, used derogatory terms like ‘Gotha’, ‘Gomma’, ‘Echa Soru’, ‘Lavade Ka Baal’ that refer to a mother derogatorily to call Tamil Nadu leaders like TN BJP President Annamalai, Leader of Opposition party Edappadi Palanisamy, Governor RN Ravi, and BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan.
He even called for the killing of TN Governor RN Ravi, saying, “CM is asking us not to scold the Governor. Had he read the speech properly, I would have placed flowers on his feet and thanked him with folded hands. But don’t I have the right to slap him with a slipper if he denies saying Ambedkar’s name? If you deny saying his name, you go to Kashmir. We’ll send a terrorist to shoot and kill you.”
While the controversy was still raging, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin sparked a new one by referring to Governor RN Ravi in the singular.
MK Stalin while speaking at the launch of DMK Youth Wing App and Dravida Model training camp 2.0 at the Anna Arivalayam in Chennai said, “When the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Mr. Anna Durai was sick, many including his family members, doctors, and senior party leader told him to not attend the public meeting after naming erstwhile Madras state as Tamil Nadu. But Anna questioned what was the point of his life if he couldn’t attend the meeting that named Madras state as Tamil Nadu.”
He then referred to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi indirectly, amid huge applause from the DMK crowd, that there is a person (‘oruthan’ – singular and without respect in Tamil) lamenting here that we should not use the word Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister then added, “I don’t want to give that person any more publicity. I am saying this because we should be aware of our history.”
Stalin’s derogatory reference to Governor Ravi has led many to question if DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamurthy made the abusive remarks at the behest of Stalin.
TN MK Stalin addresses TN Governor indirectly in singular, in a derogatory manner.
It seems he gave the lead to RS Bharathi and Sivaji Krishnamurthy. pic.twitter.com/zchLeqlbPU
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