On a day when ‘Thevar Jayanthi’, Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar’s birth anniversary, is being observed across Tamil Nadu, the DMK and its chief MK Stalin is facing resistance with #GoBackStalin trending number 2 in ‘Politics’ category on Twitter.
DMK and its IT cell which used to trend hashtags against Prime Minister Narendra Modi whenever he made a visit to Tamil Nadu are now getting a taste of their own medicine with #GoBackStalin trending.
While the Tamil mainstream media news channels like Puthiyathalaimurai, News 18 Tamil Nadu, News 7 Tamil, Thanthi TV make it a point carry news or have debates whenever the hashtags against the Prime Minister trended, there has been a deafening silence from them for #GoBackStalin trending nationwide. It is being said that journalists in Tamil Nadu are under tremendous pressure from DMK to not report about #GoBackStalin.
Mainstream English print media like The Hindu, The New Indian Express and digital portals like The News Minute too have been silent on the matter.
Since #GoBackStalin has been trending with #தேவர்ஜெயந்தி (Thevar Jayanthi in Tamil) , speculations have arisen if whether the Thevar community is going against the DMK.
Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar who called ‘nation’ and ‘spirituality’ as his two eyes, was a nemesis of demagogue E.V. Ramaswamy and the secessionist Dravidian movement. However, after his passing away, the DMK and its allies make it a point to visit the statue to pay respects to the leader with an eye on the Thevar votebank, one of the powerful dominant communities in Tamil Nadu.
However, with #GoBackStalin trending on Thevar Jayanthi, it seems like the sentiment towards the DMK is not positive among the Thevar community.
#PasumpponMuththuramalingaThevar said
“Spirituality Nationalism are my pair of eyes ஆன்மீகமும் தேசியமும் எனது இரு கண்கள்”
On the legend’s 113th JanmaJayanthi,DMK opposed to both his beliefs attempts a pitch for votes! #தேவர்ஜெயந்தி #GoBackStalin pic.twitter.com/s63QjyCVey— Dr.RUPAKRISHNAN (@DrRupakrishnan) October 30, 2020
#GoBackStalin Trending
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/VCedC4aeZX— MI வம்பு (@writter_vambu) October 30, 2020
#GoBackStalin from TN itself. pic.twitter.com/TXvlBnoyEF
— Thalaivar Darbarᴬᴺᴺᴬᴬᵀᵀᴴᴱ (@Vijayar50360173) October 30, 2020
#GoBackStalin | #Goback_Stalin
Why fooling Hindus for votes Mr. #MKStalin? , , , Like father: like son, like grandson. pic.twitter.com/NS9sYTJBu4
— R.Shanmugam B.COM (@rchammu) October 30, 2020
India Top Trending 🔥🔥 #GoBackStalin pic.twitter.com/jn4OFZvnuU
— அவசர அடி 🌟🌟 (@soundarrtnu) October 30, 2020
A coward who supports separatism,abuses Hindu practices, who wants to uproot Sanatana & supports people who are abusing Hindus & Sanatana Dharma, has no right to be anywhere close even to the statue of a great Nationalist and Spiritual leader like Pasumpon Thevar🙏#GoBackStalin pic.twitter.com/9tZF8dGjC0
— Vishwatma 🇮🇳 (@HLKodo) October 30, 2020