BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan has shared a video alleging that a group, including the son of a DMK union councillor, arrived at a temple festival near Krishnagiri in an intoxicated state and allegedly intimidated members of the public with a machete-like weapon.
Posting the video on social media, Srinivasan described the incident as shocking and raised concerns about drug abuse among youth in Tamil Nadu.
She wrote, “It is painful that Tamil Nadu’s youth are being ruined by narcotic substances like ganja to the extent that one is forced to ask whether Tamil Nadu is excelling in education or in intoxication.”
Referring to a statewide protest held a day earlier by the BJP youth wing and its allies against the DMK government over drug control, she added that the emergence of such a video was alarming.
Srinivasan wrote, “At a time when the BJP youth wing, along with allied parties, held statewide protests condemning the anti-people DMK government for failing to control narcotics and allowing youth to be ruined, this shocking video has surfaced.”
She further criticised the ruling party, alleging a pattern of misconduct among its leaders and their families.
She added, “If DMK ministers and functionaries themselves are accused of not respecting women and are linked to rowdyism and corruption, it is the Dravidian Model 2.0 that their heirs too are turning into such anti-social elements.”
கிருஷ்ணகிரி அருகே கோவில் திருவிழாவில் திமுக ஒன்றிய கவுன்சிலர் மகன் உள்ளிட்ட சிலர் பொதுமக்களை அச்சுறுத்தும் வகையில் கஞ்சா போதையில் பட்டாகத்தி போன்ற ஆயுதத்துடன் வந்ததாகக் கூறப்படும் சம்பவம் அதிர்ச்சி அளிக்கிறது. கல்வியில் சிறந்த தமிழ்நாடா அல்லது போதையில் சிறந்த தமிழ்நாடா என்று… pic.twitter.com/RDp8Rqbx4l
— Vanathi Srinivasan (@VanathiBJP) February 22, 2026
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