After the arrest of actress Kasthuri Shankar on 17 November 2024, who allegedly made offensive remarks about Telugu-speaking communities in Tamil Nadu during a protest in Chennai on 3 November, which centered on Brahmin rights and alleged discrimination against Hindus, both the opposition party AIADMK and the DMK’s ally, CPI (M), have strongly criticized the DMK government. They have condemned the arrest as an unwarranted and vindictive abuse of power.
AIADMK’s Ramya Venugopal, Deputy Secretary of the State Youth and Adolescent Girls Wing, took to her official X account to denounce the DMK, stating, “The DMK’s “Rules for thee, but not for me” approach to law enforcement is on full display. Kasthuri’s comments, though in poor taste, were followed by an apology. Arresting her isn’t about justice—it’s a blatant misuse of power and a vindictive witch hunt.”
The DMK’s “Rules for thee, but not for me” approach to law enforcement is on full display. Kasthuri’s comments, though in poor taste, were followed by an apology. Arresting her isn’t about justice—it’s a blatant misuse of power and a vindictive witch hunt.@AIADMKOfficial… https://t.co/1RPyU0B7ae
— Ramya Venugopal (@RamyaVenugopalM) November 18, 2024
CPI(M)’s Bala Bharathi, State Secretariat member and former MLA of Dindigul expressed her views via her official X account, stating, “I do not agree with actor Kasthuri’s opinion and speech, and strongly condemn it. Such remarks should be avoided. However, her detention in Puzhal Jail is excessive; she should have been subjected to a trial instead.”
நடிகர் கஸ்தூரி அவர்களின் கருத்தையும் பேச்சையும் ஏற்கவில்லை.கடுமையான கண்டனத்திற்குறியது. இவ்வாறான பேச்சுகளை தவிர்க்கவேண்டும்.
ஆனால் கைது நடவடிக்கை புழல் சிறையில் அடைத்திருப்பது கூடுதல். நீதிமன்றவிசாரணைக்கு உட்படுத்தியிருக்க வேண்டும்.
— K Bala Bharathi CPI(M) (@BalaBharathiCPM) November 18, 2024
Actress Kasthuri Shankar’s controversial arrest has raised concerns about state oppression. Despite apologizing for her remarks, which were made during a protest in Chennai on 3 November, the government pursued a deliberate witch hunt, even sending a special team from Greater Chennai Police to arrest her at her home in Hyderabad.
The police team from Chennai apprehended her in Narsingi, Hyderabad, on 17 November. Kasthuri had allegedly made offensive remarks about Telugu-speaking communities during the protest, leading to a complaint by the All India Telugu Federation. She was charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code related to promoting enmity and causing public alarm. Additionally, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court rejected her request for anticipatory bail in another case involving alleged disparaging remarks against women from a specific community.
Meanwhile, no action has been taken against YouTuber Irfan, who blatantly violated medical protocols by cutting his newborn baby’s umbilical cord in a hospital. Despite the seriousness of this breach, DMK Minister Ma Subramanian, who initially vowed to pursue legal action, later downplayed the incident, dismissing it as “not a heinous crime.”
There have been many instances of Dravidianists unleashing venom against the Hindu community particularly Brahmins.
No action has been taken against Dravidianist Thirumurugan Gandhi who had recently insinuated that martyred Major Mukund Varadarajan was a war criminal.
Despite filing an FIR against Dravidianist YouTuber Mukhtar Ahmed and hate spewer Dr. Kantharaj for their crass video derogating and objectifying cinema actresses, no arrest has been made.
Piyush Manush, another Dravidianist who fashions himself as an environmental activist had made baseless allegations against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. Prior to that he made hate speech against Chidambaram Deekshitars calling them as “people who want to marry 8-year-old girls”.
A rabid anti-Hindu YouTube channel named U2 Brutus released a video titled “This is the reason why Nataraja stands with his leg lifted“, in which a person who identifies himself as ‘Minor’ resorts to slandering Hindu God Siva and Goddess Kaali.
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