On Friday (December 18), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader M.K. Stalin led a hunger strike at Valluvar Kottam in Chennai against the recently passed farmer empowerment laws.
Its alliance partners namely Thol. Thirumavalavan’s Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Congress, Vaiko’s Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and the Dravida Kazhagam (DK) too participated in the hunger strike, chanting slogans against the Centre and State government.
Just as lunch time was nearing, many of the cadres took to the nearby TASMAC shops (state-run liquor outlets) and hotels even as the ‘hunger strike’ was going on. Many thronged the Chettinad hotel nearby the protest venue to have a feast.
With their act coming to light, many on social media took a jibe at the DMK’s hunger strike.
For someone who's not familiar with how DMK observes hunger strike this picture is worth a million words. https://t.co/erjJ8fYx56 pic.twitter.com/B9KYLMww8u
— Venkat R🇮🇳 (@RamsamVenkat) December 18, 2020
Hmm….
In our area(Chepauk) there was a small Fasting protest(by VCK and DMK). Now all are in Muslim areas of Triplicane. Guess what they are eating now?— Ramanathan (@ImAssassin7) December 18, 2020