A Gram Sabha meeting held on Aug 16th in the village of Mukkananguruchy panchayat, as part of the 77th Independence Day celebrations, turned into a challenging encounter for Karur Congress MP Jothimani. Residents of the village confronted the MP with pointed questions about her absence in the constituency since the elections.
The incident took place during the Gram Sabha meeting where Jothimani was present as a guest. The villagers surrounded her and voiced their frustrations, questioning her apparent lack of presence in the constituency outside of election periods. They alleged that Jothimani prioritize the electorate solely during campaign seasons and then fade away afterward.
The people who surrounded Jothimani asked, “Why did you come to our village now? You will remember us only during elections? You have not visited us since the last elections.”
People further added, ” You have not responded to our phone calls; not even once. How can we let you know about our grievances? It is your duty to listen to our grievances.”
Enraged Jothimani said, “There are 6600 hamlets under Karur Parliamentary Constituency. In that, I have been going to every town and meeting the people and thanking them, receiving petitions, and listening to their grievances. You are accusing me only to provoke me and disrupt this meeting.”
Karur people started questioning MP Jothimani for not visiting the constituency in the past 4.5 years. Madam, pls concentrate more on people welfare activities than praising Rahul Gandhi & Co ! pic.twitter.com/ABCWcpCmCC
— G Pradeep (@pradeep_gee) August 17, 2023
Despite her efforts to clarify, the villagers continued to express their discontent, reflecting growing frustration with the perceived lack of responsiveness from their elected representatives.
This video showing the confrontation between Congress MP Jothimani and the villagers has been going viral on social media.
In this situation, Karur MP Jothimani said that those who questioned her during the Gram Sabha meeting were not villagers but the BJP supporters who were paid in lakhs to disrupt the meeting. She also accused that the news channels like Thanthi TV, Polimer TV, and Dinamalar were acting like the IT wing of the Tamil Nadu BJP which started a vile political attack against her.
In this situation, Karur MP Jothimani alleged that the individuals who confronted her during the Gram Sabha meeting were not local residents, but rather BJP supporters who were paid in lakhs to create disruption. She further asserted that news outlets such as Thanthi TV, Polimer TV, and Dinamalar were resembling an extension of the Tamil Nadu BJP’s IT wing, initiating a malicious political assault against her.
பாஜக சில ஊடகங்களின் உதவியோடு எனக்கு எதிராக நடத்திக் கொண்டிருக்கும் இழிவான அரசியல் தாக்குதலுக்கு எனது பதிலடி!
ஹலோ @polimernews @ThanthiTV @dinamalarweb
பாஜகவின் ஐ.டி. விங் – ஆக ஆகாதீர்கள்.
உண்மையே ஊடக அறம்! pic.twitter.com/qN7k6RedP0
— Jothimani (@jothims) August 17, 2023
(with inputs from Seithipunal)
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