The DMK’s culture of toxic, no-holds-barred rhetoric by its star campaigners has once again come to the forefront—this time well ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. While it’s not unusual to hear male campaigners from the party hurl abusive language at opposition leaders, what stood out recently was the intensely offensive tirade by Salem DMK functionary Sujatha during a public meeting in Tiruvottiyur, held to celebrate Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s birthday. Shockingly, this unfolded in the presence of North Chennai MP Kalanidhi Veerasamy, lending official weight to the event.
Sujatha’s speech was laced with abusive remarks and casteist slurs, targeting several opposition figures including TVK chief Vijay, general secretaries Aadhav Arjuna and Bussy Anand, former Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai, and even former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.
This incident only reinforces the troubling reality that neither the DMK nor its prominent campaigners seem willing to dial down the hateful and toxic rhetoric in public forums — a trend that continues to degrade the quality of political discourse in the state.
Immediately beginning her speech, DMK functionary Sujatha launched an attack on Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay and one of the party’s general secretaries for campaign, Aadhav Arjuna. She openly mocked and ridiculed both leaders, questioning their stature.
She said, “If it was a general body meeting on that day, leaving all the things about what the cadres have said or what resolutions needed to be passed, instead of saying all that — this guy (Vijay) ‘Okkala Oli’ (S*ster f*cker) says, Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, and 2,000 people get up and clap like Rajini said — just saying the name sends shockwaves isn’t it! But what have you actually done? This is a sacred platform but we’ve to drag you because you have talked about my leader M.K. Stalin in a singular tone!”
She then turned her fire toward Aadhav Arjuna, saying, “Another lunatic — born to a lottery ticket — Aadhav Arjuna asks, ‘Didn’t Kalaignar become Chief Minister at 42?’ Dei, will you even match the dust beneath Kalaignar’s feet? Aadhav Arjuna, born to a lottery ticket, what do you even know?”
Later, she continued her tirade, saying, “You’re the son of a runaway — yesterday in one party, today in another. You’ve lured away a woman who sells lottery tickets. With that you’re in no position to speak about my leader, the Kalaignar.”
Turning her focus back to Vijay, she asked, “I want to ask — what has Vijay done for the people of this country? So many crises have come— cyclones came, the Coroan came — What has he done? But do you know what, he won’t contest in the Parliamentary elections, will not even serve the people but straight away contest in the Legislative Assembly and become Chief Minister — and the rest of us are expected to suck on an ice stick? G*mmala (m*ther f*cker) What kind of justice is that?”
Later in her speech, she also took aim at TVK General Secretary Bussy Anand, mocking and verbally abusing him with derogatory language. She said, “And then there’s that parotta-head Bussy Anand, that ‘G*mmala’ Are you even human? He keeps shouting ‘Vijay will be the Chief Minister in 2026!’ — N*ttuva!”
Continuing her speech made a shocking and insensitive remark, blaming the late Captain Vijayakanth’s death on his wife and caretaker, Premalatha — a outrageous statement in poor taste.
After taking on the TVK and Vijay, DMK’s star campaigner, Salem Sujatha, launched attack on former BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai, using derogatory language and name-calling during the parties public meeting .
Sujatha mockingly referred to Annamalai as a “goat,” saying, “That goat Annamalai better learn to behave himself.” She continued her tirade, stating, “This guy—he’s mad! A lunatic born to a lunatic! Don’t mistake me, MP, my stomach is burning! He says he’ll bring down the walls of Anna Arivalayam brick by brick. ‘Omala’… you couldn’t even pluck a single strand of hair from the heads there! Son of a sinner!” In addition to targeting Annamalai, Sujatha also ridiculed renowned choreographer Kala, mocking her profession for campaigning alongside Annamalai during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Sujatha then resorted to the usual, worn-out rhetoric by mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the widely debunked claim that he had promised to deposit ₹15 lakh into every citizen’s account—a narrative that has been fact-checked and disproven numerous times.
Then she took aim at former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, using a thinly veiled innuendo by mimicking her voice and referring her with the term “Papathi”—a casteist undertone historically used to ridicule Brahmin women. Sujatha said mockingly, “Honourable Speaker, I’m a Papathi—you cannot change (atavum mudiyathu) or destroy me.”
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