A picture of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) head Thol. Thirumavalavan sitting with his hands folded on a red plastic chair in front of DMK Minister R.S. Rajakannappan who sits on a plush sofa has gone viral on social media with netizens calling it a blatant case of caste discrimination by the DMK.
Thirumavalavan called on Tamil Nadu Transport Minister R.S. Rajakannappan on the occasion of the latter’s birthday. Thirumavalavan, who represents the Chidambaram constituency in the Lok Sabha had presented the Minister with a bouquet of flowers.
One of the pictures in which the VCK chief sits with his hands folded on a red plastic chair in front of the Minister who sits on a plush sofa has attracted attention. Many on social media called out at the DMK if this was the social justice that they keep mouthing about on stages.
A Twitter user named Fervid India asked if this was the modern ‘two-tumbler’ system practiced by the DMK
திமுகவின் நவீன இரு குவளை முறை ? pic.twitter.com/T07X69UEbt
— Fervid Indian 🇮🇳 (@FervidIndian) August 1, 2021
Caption Please :- pic.twitter.com/SNLpILtluI
— CTR.Nirmal kumar (@CTR_Nirmalkumar) August 1, 2021
Some pointed out that Thirumavalavan could have been made to sit on the sofa that was lying just next to the Minister.
சமூக நீதி!
இருந்தாலும் பக்கத்துல உள்ள சோபா ல உக்கார வச்சிருக்கலாம் .. #Thirumavalavan pic.twitter.com/joQXGw6UEC
— Kaviarasan 🇮🇳 (@Kavi_tweetz) July 31, 2021
Netizens also lashed out Thirumavalavan pointing out his duplicity on social justice politics saying that the Dalit leader has surrendered his self-respect for the sake of power.
— ꧁༒☬மாஸ்டர் சங்கி☬༒꧂ (@Master_Sangi) July 30, 2021