A video showing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s wife, Durga Stalin, offering flowers and performing a brief ritual before a decorated pair of camels at a Kanchipuram temple has gone viral across social media, triggering competing interpretations and renewed debate over the DMK’s public stance on religion.
ஒட்டகங்களுக்கு பூஜை செய்து வழிபட்ட துர்கா ஸ்டாலின் !! இந்த வீடியோவை சேவ் பண்ணி வச்சுக்கலாம்… எவனாவது கோமியம் அது இதுனு வருவான்ல… அப்ப வச்சு வெளுக்க வசதியா இருக்கும்.. pic.twitter.com/GBXi19GBtq
— “ERIMALAI” RAJ ( Modi’s Family ) (@ErimalaiRaj) December 6, 2025
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ஒட்டகத்திற்கு பூஜை செய்த முதல்வர் மனைவி#TamilJanam #Dmk #MKStalin #UdhayanidhiStalin #durgastalin #camel #SanatanDharma #TNPolitics pic.twitter.com/IKIlO1JcAC
— Tamil Janam (@TamilJanamNews) December 9, 2025
Sorry friends. I thought she was just worshiping the camels . But just got clarification that apart from worshiping the camels ,she also got them married .
What a sweet Dravidian model gesture❤️ https://t.co/88Gyucf39E
— Shalin Maria Lawrence (@TheBluePen25) December 7, 2025
There is chatter that Honble TN CM is of Uthiram (Uttara Phalguni) star and Vedicology website says camel is the animal of the Uthiram star. Worshipping it could be remedial or bring good luck to the one of that star. What is this sodhanai to EVR soil?pic.twitter.com/yo1p6xFhhw
— Tamil Labs 2.0 (@labstamil) December 8, 2025
Given the upcoming Assembly elections being just a few months away, also given the heavy anti-incumbency factor, it seems prayers are necessary and such rituals could help break any negativity.
It also makes sense because in 2023 when the DMK cadre were celebrating CM Stalin’s 70th birthday, they gifted him a camel.
#DMK party workers bring a “Camel” to the part headquarters as a gift for the 70th Birthday celebrations of Chief Minister #MKStalin pic.twitter.com/1PybnQgZoj
— Varshini Ramu (@VarshiniRamu) March 1, 2023
In a hilarious but embarrassing moment for CM Stalin, a man walked in with a camel dressed in DMK’s flag and gifted it to him.
Zakir Shah, a DMK cadre from Tiruvannamalai had brought a 2-year-old camel along with him to Chennai. The camel’s body was wrapped in DMK’s flag. As he entered through the hall, a few DMK cadres can be seen escorting Zakir Shah and the camel towards the CM. He was swiftly whisked down the stage.
Political Reactions and Charges of Hypocrisy
The viral clips have drawn sharp reactions, primarily from critics of the DMK. They have highlighted what they call a contradiction between the party’s vocal criticism of Sanatana Dharma in political discourse and the personal Hindu religious practices of the Chief Minister’s family. This incident is frequently cited alongside previous reports of Durga Stalin’s temple visits and donations, such as gifting a golden crown at Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple.
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