With the release of the pro-DMK propaganda film Parasakthi, several clippings of the film from the audience in theatres started circulating on social media.
The film has drawn attention for scenes depicting alleged excesses under the Congress government, which has in turn led to an escalating online clash between supporters of the Congress and the DMK.
Many ridiculed the appearance of a few characters and questioned why they had been made so. For instance, former PM Indira Gandhi was looking ghastly in her appearance in the film.
Not taking this lightly, Congress members and supporters of the party started mocking the former CM Karunanidhi portrayed in the film.
One such case was when the All India Congress Student Union executive named “Salam Mass” reacted to online content about the film by posting, “Who is this clown, someone tell me?” The remark was widely circulated on social media and drew sharp reactions across the spectrum.
Following this, several DMK members and supporters of the party lashed out at the handle for the remarks.
யார் இந்த கோமாளி
இவனை தூக்கி சுமக்க வேண்டிய அவசியம் என்ன நமக்கு@mkstalin pic.twitter.com/zj7ZUzig40
— திமுக கட்சி அடிப்படை உறுப்பினர், (@CkmThiyagu) January 11, 2026
யார் இந்த கோமாளி என்று கலைஞர் வேஷத்தில் இருந்த நடிகரை பார்த்து ஒரு காங்கிரஸ் கபோதி சமூக வலைதளங்களில் பதிவு செய்திருக்கிறான்.
இந்த அல்லக்கைகளுக்கெல்லாம் கழக வரலாறு எங்கே தெரியப்போகிறது.
இதோ ஒரு வரலாறு..
/இந்திரா காங்கிரஸ் & திமுக தேர்தல் கூட்டணி 1971..
காங்கிரஸ் சார்பில்… pic.twitter.com/RLkZruDf2j
— ஜெயராமன் திமுக (@jayaraman418) January 11, 2026
யார் இந்த கோமாளி ?
தொடர் 95 தோல்விகளை கண்டு கொஞ்சம் கூட வெக்கமே இல்லாம தோல்வியிலிருந்து படிப்பினை கற்காமல் வாக்கு இயந்திரத்தின் மேலும் வாக்கு திருட்டு என புரட்டு பேசிக்கொண்டு பிரதான எதிர்கட்சி தலைவராக இருந்தும் 365 நாட்களில் 300 நாட்கள் தாய்லாந்து கொலம்பியா என இன்ப சுற்றுலாவில்… https://t.co/SuNnwYH1Wc pic.twitter.com/pwDjCdytuo
— Adam நோலன் (@nolan_moor) January 11, 2026
According to the Congress student leader, sustained pressure from DMK members and pro-DMK Dravidianist accounts led to the post being taken down. In a subsequent message on his X handle, he explained the deletion, writing: “The post I made this morning was a response to the continuous false accusations that online DMK members are making against the great leader Kamaraj, Indira Gandhi, and many others. Shortly after I posted it, due to the continuous pressure exerted by some key DMK functionaries from their office on our party’s office bearers to remove my post, I have deleted it to avoid causing any embarrassment to the party leadership. Otherwise, there is nothing for the online DMK members to crow about here. I am a proud Tamilian who walks hand-in-hand with leader Rahul Gandhi. No matter how much mud you throw at me, calling me a ‘Sanghi’, it will not stick to me.”
The episode has added to the growing political tension between the Congress and its DMK ally in Tamil Nadu, particularly as debates over historical narratives and cinematic portrayals spill over into social media and party politics.
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