A viral video circulating on social media has stirred controversy, allegedly exposing growing tensions between ruling DMK and its ally VCK in the Madurai region. The clip, from a 14 September protest organised by the VCK over Panchami land rights, shows a speaker unleashing a fiery attack on DMK Minister Moorthy and the Stalin-led government for failing the scheduled caste community.
The VCK member accused the DMK of treating Dalits as mere vote banks, arguing that despite years of loyalty, the party has given them “neither respect nor recognition.” He pointed out that not a single Anganwadi or ration shop job had been allotted to VCK members, despite DMK’s tall claims on social justice.
The speaker cited a glaring example, Minister Moorthy had promised ₹10 lakh compensation, a house, and a government job to the family of Muthamma. None of those promises, he claimed, were fulfilled. He further lambasted the DMK for remaining silent on honour killings, citing cases like Kavin and Udumalai Sankar, accusing Stalin and his ministers of avoiding the issue to protect their vote bank.
His ire was particularly directed at Moorthy for unilaterally announcing Venkatesan as the DMK candidate for Sholavandan constituency, even before alliance negotiations began. “Who gave him the authority?” the speaker thundered, demanding that the seat be officially allocated to the VCK.
The speech took a harsher turn when he called upon members of the Dalit communities Pallars, Chakiliyars, and Paraiyars to stop blindly chanting “long live the minister, MLA, or Thalapathi” and instead demand real representation. “If the DMK refuses to give positions or jobs, walk out and join VCK,” he declared.
The protest, held at Alanganallur Kettukadai and presided over by VCK’s Western District Secretary Chinthanai Valavan, was attended by several district and state leaders. The speaker warned that unless the DMK concedes the constituency to VCK, his party will not extend its support in the 2026 Assembly elections. He reminded the crowd that in the past, DMK had betrayed VCK by promising seats during local polls but fielding its own candidates instead.
The fiery address ended with a direct warning, “If DMK continues to ignore us and impose its own candidate, the VCK will not vote for them in 2026. Our leader Thol. Thirumavalavan will take the final call.”
The VCK member said, “Why should we be in the DMK? All the Pallans, Chakiliyans, and Paraiyans with DMK veshti’s get out. I’m telling you openly, I declare it, get out. You won’t have any respect there. You’ll keep voting for them for ages, saying “Long live the Minister,” “Long live the MLA,” “Long live our Thalapathi,” “Long live Udhayanidhi.” No welfare will come towards you. So far, we have been in their alliance. We are saying this openly, we have been in the alliance. They haven’t given a single Anganwadi job to an alliance party member, nor a single ration shop job. But this minister talks about social justice. Where are you protecting social justice? Do the Pallans, Paraiyans, and Chakiliyans not have any talent? Don’t they have skill to become DMK union secretary? Ask the DMK for a position in the union, or paste posters, or get out of the DMK or come and join the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. Why are we just there to vote and say “Long Live” all the time?
Kavin was brutally murdered. There were many honor killings in Udumalai Sankar’s case where people fell in love. They say they are talking about eradicating caste and then they are killing people. Even now, the DMK is in an alliance, and they keep saying they will pass a law against honor killings. Chief Minister, Stalin, and the ministers won’t even talk about it. If they talk about it, people won’t vote for them.”
He continued saying, “Again the candidate for the DMK’s Sholavandan constituency is Venkatesan, and who has announced this? Minister Moorthy. We’re asking, when did you become the DMK leader? We believe that the DMK leader is Stalin, and next in line is Udhayanidhi. When did you become the leader? The DMK alliance has the VCK, two Communist parties, Congress, other Muslim League movements, and other movements. Alliance talks haven’t even happened yet. It hasn’t been announced which constituency each person will run in. But this minister Moorthy has announced that Venkatesan will be the candidate for this constituency again. In Valayapatti, where our people have been protecting the land for 20 years and protesting for land deeds, did you give land deeds to even one person? There’s no formality; all the land deeds are for the Pallar community. In the Ponginayakka Committee, a building has been maintained for 60 years. Now the new Tamil party members are encroaching and causing problems. This Venkatesan has not opened his mouth about it. But when we talk to him, he says, “We’ve spoken to the MLA,” and that he’ll do it as soon as the MLA tells him. So, you’ll take the VCK votes and act against us. This is highly condemnable. In the coming times, in the upcoming 2026 assembly election, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam will field a candidate, Naam Tamilar will field a candidate, and similarly, the ADMK and BJP will field candidates. I’m telling you as it is, we need to tell Moorthy and the honorable Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Udhayanidhi to allocate this constituency to the VCK. If you come asking for votes after announcing your own candidate, the VCK will not vote for you. The leader, Thol. Thirumavalavan, will tell us.”
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