DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son, Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is also a Minister in his father’s cabinet and is also the Secretary of the DMK Youth Wing, participated in the “social media influencers” meeting held by the DMK IT Wing in Chennai.
The meeting of DMK IT wing executives, known as ‘Wing 2.0’ was held for two days (October 20-21, 2023) at Chennai’s St. George Anglo Indian School.
Reportedly, around 1000 IT Wing functionaries from various levels – city, block, zonal and district – from across Tamil Nadu, took part in this meeting.
The meeting was organized by DMK IT Wing head and Mannargudi DMK MLA TRB Rajaa (DMK MP TR Baalu’s son) who is also the Industries Minister of Tamil Nadu. Several other DMK leaders including Thousand Lights Ezhilan Naganathan, Anna Nagar MLA MK Mohan, DMK IT Wing Joint Secretary Mahendran, too participated in the meeting.
DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin had come to the meeting with cooling glass as his eyes were swollen, presumably due to conjunctivitis.
Addressing the DMK IT wing functionaries, Udhayanidhi Stalin said that the DMK IT Wing operates as the most intelligent IT wing in the country.
“The Dravidian Movement is a movement that places importance on both science and politics. Regrettably, some political parties engage in slander using the pretext of their IT Wing. In contrast, DMK’s IT Wing operates as the most intelligent IT wing in the country. I offer my sincere regards to all of you and extend my congratulations.”, he reportedly said.
He said that the DMK IT wing executives excel not only in the realm of social media but also on the ground. He urged them to collaborate effectively with all team members saying that the present time demands that IT wing executives act swiftly and so everyone should recognize their responsibility and take appropriate action.
The DMK scion said that those individuals who spread slander about the DMK government on social media should be exposed with concrete evidence.
“As we approach the parliamentary elections, it’s expected that the BJP and AIADMK will strategize and attempt to slander us. It’s the duty of our IT wing administrators to overcome these challenges. We must expose the harmful intentions of the Modi government at the center, as well as the hardships faced by the people due to their policies.“, he reportedly said.
“Ambani everywhere.. Adani in everything, Manipur is burning, corruption in everything, unsafe situation of women in BJP ruled states, take these matters to the people.“, he added.
He also advised the crowd saying that unlike the IT wings of BJP and AIADMK, the DMK IT wing must refrain from posting slanderous and indecent comments.
“We will act with duty, dignity and discipline in the way of Anna and say get out to Modi regime”, he said.
Netizens Troll DMK
Many DMK critics on social media took a jibe at the DMK Minister’s remarks pointing out the irony between their words and action.
தட், உலகிலேயே அறிவார்ந்த ஐடிவிங், திமுக ஐடிவிங் தான்.
★உருட்டு உதயநிதி 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/GYT0NwNwFn
— Dhanabal Arumugam (@Dhanaakutty1) October 21, 2023
In the above tweet, Jeyachandran DMK, a very active DMK IT wing functionary who indulges in abuse and slander of woman had targeted Naam Tamilar Katchi head Seeman in which he shared a picture of Panimalar Panneerselvam (a Dravidianist) making a cuss word in Tamil.
This was called out by Panimalar, a DMK supporter herself and called for action against the DMK IT wing functionary.
Many others too called out the vile tweets of the DMK IT wing functionary.
உதயநிதி சொன்ன அந்த,#அறிவார்ந்த_ஐடிவிங் 😂 pic.twitter.com/AFI17b9JKW
— Gowri Sankar D (@GowriSankarD_) October 21, 2023
In another instance, DMK MLA Abdulla had used abusive language on political commentator Savukku Shankar saying “Savukku Shankar is claiming that the Chinnamalai IT team photoshopped him to look like a pimp. If the Chinnamalai IT team had done it, they would have depicted him as a prostitute in the Marina beach background, demanding ₹5 for hand j*b and ₹10 for blowj*b.”
ஆம்மா.. ஆம்மா.. இது தான் எங்கள்,
உலகிலேயே அறிவார்ந்த ஐடிவிங் திமுக 😂😂😂😂#உருட்டு_உதயநிதி pic.twitter.com/XiLfrQgp1E
— Dhanabal Arumugam (@Dhanaakutty1) October 21, 2023
#Udhyanithistalin
உதயநிதி சொன்ன அந்த,#அறிவார்ந்த_ஐடிவிங் 😂 pic.twitter.com/LnJukV4IRW— Annamalai Army (@Annamalai_army1) October 21, 2023