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Another Video Of TN Women Refusing Free Travel In Bus Goes Viral

October 1, 2022
The Commune

Against the backdrop of DMK Minister Ponmudi’s belittling remarrk, a video has emerged in which women travelling in a bus in Tamil Nadu refuse to travel free and insist on paying for their ride.

In the vide, the woman close to the camera can be heard saying “The Minister is talking like that!? That we are going in ‘OC’!? We don’t want to go in OC! We will travel by paying the money… Prices of all things have rised. 5 rupees is not a big deal. Take the money and give us the ticket. We don’t want to travel free.”

Many other ladies can also be seen cornering the conductor asking him to give the ticket.

Following the belittling speech of DMK Minister K. Ponmudi in which he reminded women about travelling free in bus, a video of an elderly woman refusing to travel free in a bus went viral on social media.

In the video, the old lady can be seen arguing with the conductor insisting him to give her a ticket.

This video was even shared by BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai saying “A grandmother lands a tight slap to the entitled likes of Shri.Ponmudi, Min in the current @arivalayam govt!”

According to a report by ABP Nadu, the Tamil Nadu police had registered a case at the Madhukarai police station against 4 persons including the old lady named Tulasiammal.

Report by Puthiya Thalaimurai states that the case has been slapped for allegedly trying to defame the DMK government.

A report by DMK family-owned Sun News reported in a justifying tone stating that the old lady belonged AIADMK.

The report by Sun News stated that 3 members of the AIADMK (Prithviraj, Vijayanand and Madhavan) who paid the old lady have also been booked.

After the issue gained traction reports have emerged of the District Superintendent of Police Badri Narayanan denying that the old lady has been booked. News 7 Tamil in a report quoted the SP saying that news of a case being booked against the old lady was false.

However, BJP Tamil Nadu Social Media Cell head shared a screenshot of the FIR in which Thulasiammal has been mentioned as one of the accused.

While speaking at a function recently, DMK Minister K. Ponmudy made remarks in a belittling way reminding women members in the audience about the ‘free bus scheme for women’ introduced by Stalin government.

“For you only 4000 rupees per card. Did he (Stalin) give or not? You got it right? Open your mouth and say. You got 4000 right? How are you going in bus today? If you want to go from here to Koyambedu or anywhere, you are going in ‘OC’ (free). You are going in ‘OC’ bus.”, he said.

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