DMK Minister TM Anbarasan on Thursday, 19 February 2026, alleged that the rise in ganja movement in the State was due to the failure of the previous AIADMK government to take timely action.
He made the remarks while addressing a DMK public meeting titled “Tamil Nadu Will Not Bow Down” held in Nanganallur, Chennai. The meeting was attended by MP Kanimozhi Somu and other party leaders.
Speaking at the event, Anbarasan claimed that some individuals arriving from northern states were involved in bringing ganja into Tamil Nadu, while asserting that the police were taking strong measures to curb the menace.
“Today, ganja is banned in our state. In many other states, ganja is not banned anywhere. Do you know how many people arrive in Chennai every day? From the northern states, at least 10,000 people arrive daily. Each one who arrives brings 1-2 kilos each. The moment they arrive; we alert the police and take whatever strict action is necessary. If action had been taken in the last 10 years, this problem would not have arisen,” he said.
In the same event, DMK MP Kanimozhi Somu also derogated North Indians. She said, “Today, if you look at our children, all of them have crossed the seas and gone beyond India and are in very prestigious positions. The main reason is only because we studied Tamil and English. Those who studied Hindi, if one has to say, ‘work itself is god’; I am not belittling anyone’s profession. But here, as was said earlier, about ten thousand people are coming every day from North India. What are they bringing and doing here? Either they are bringing ganja, or they are running pani puri shops and doing that kind of work. But our educated children cross the seas and become scientists, doctors, engineers, and even work in places like Google. That is how much we have progressed.”
Despite innumerable attacks on migrant workers across Tamil Nadu, DMK’s ministers and MPs appear to have learnt absolutely nothing, except how to normalise their hate against migrant workers.
DMK MP Smt Kanimozhi Somu claims that 10,000 migrant workers educated in Hindi arrive… pic.twitter.com/TXDcOxh9F9
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