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DMK Spokie Lies About Stalin’s Lies on Thoothukudi Firings, Dravidian Stockist Journo Plays Along

October 28, 2022
The Commune

Netizens exposed News 18 Tamil Nadu Editor Karthigaichelvan and DMK spokesperson Constantine Raveendran who in a debate tried to protect Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin who peddled a fake news regarding Sterlite protest firing.

On October 28, News18 Tamil Chief Editor Karthigaichelvan hosted a debate titled “Are political parties addressing the Coimbatore car blast incident responsibly?”.

While pointing out that DMK has long history of speaking irresponsibly in sensitive matter, State Spokesperson of Hindu Munnani A.T. Elangovan who participated in the debate pointed out the instance when DMK chief MK Stalin who was then the Leader of Opposition peddled fake news in a public meeting saying it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who asked the then Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami to order firing and killing several people.

The anti-Sterlite protests instigated by fringe groups like Makkal Adhigaram and supported by political parties like the DMK reached its climax on 24 March 2018 when thousands of protestors went on a rampage leading to a break down in law and order. As the protest went out of control, the Tamil Nadu police opened fire that killed 13 people.

When Elangovan mentioned about Stalin’s lies, Constantine Raveendran became enraged and yelled, “show me the proof or I won’t allow the debate continue.”

Though Elangovan was certain of the incident in which CM MK Stalin had lied about the Thoothukudi firing, he was not given sufficient time during the debate to furnish the video proof available on public domain.

Karthigaichelvan who was expected to know of the incident of MK Stalin lying, eluded by saying that he was unaware of the incident and declined Elangovan’s request to express his opinion.

Later, Elangovan in a social media post shared the video of MK Stalin’s brazen lies about Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordering then-CM Edappadi Palanisamy to issue firing orders.

Netizens have called out News18 Tamil Nadu editor Karthigaichelvan’s bias alleging that he is trying to protect MK Stalin by acting unaware of MK Stalin’s lies.

Karthigaichelvan, who was formerly the Editor-in-Chief of Tamil mainstream news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai, has been roped in by News 18 Tamil Nadu as its Editor.

In the past, Karthigaichelvan had peddled hatred against Prime Minister Narendra Modi several times.

Back in 2015, he had shared a disparaging cartoon implying that the Union Government under Narendra Modi is being controlled by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

In another instance, he shared another cartoon with the caption and the “Oscar goes to Mr. Narendra Modi”. In this cartoon there are two images of PM Modi – one sporting Hindu symbols is shown angry while another image of PM Modi shows him a secular, implying that PM Modi is an ‘actor’.

Against the backdrop of PM Modi paying a courtesy visit to the late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi, Karthigaichelvan shared a cartoon by the same artist in which PM Modi is shown hitch-hiking on Karunanidhi’s wheelchair.

He had also shared a cartoon mocking Digital India with a euphoric “Hahahaha”.

Once he was called out by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for deliberately trying to peddle anti-Modi propaganda saying that the Centre was waiving off loans taken by corporates.

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