In yet another instance of DMK leaders exhibiting feudal casteist mindset, a DMK functionary in Salem was caught on camera verbally abusing a Scheduled Caste youth allegedly for entering the village temple.
According to reports, the incident occurred in Salem’s Thirumalaigiri village where a Dalit youth, had entered a temple maintained by the Vanniyar community on 19 January 2023. The temple comes under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE).
The video in which the DMK Union Secretary Manickam abusing the Dalit youth with expletives has now gone viral on social media.
சேலம் திருமலைகிரியில் கோவிலுக்குள் சென்ற பட்டியலின இளைஞரை
ஊர் மத்தியில் நிற்க வைத்து ஆபாச வார்த்தைகளால் திட்டி தாக்க முயன்ற திமுக ஒன்றிய செயலாளர் மாணிக்கம்
⚠️W@rning : Abusive🔇Language pic.twitter.com/lxUAC5UPjt
— DON Updates (@DonUpdates_in) January 30, 2023
In the above video, the DMK leader can be heard threatening “Hey! Look at me and tell. Will smash you. You don’t like the people of this village being well? Who asked you to go inside man? Tell man! (inaudible).. Were you sucking (uses equivalent cuss word in Tamil) last night? Who asked you to go? You won’t be able to stay in this village, mind you!”
“For the sake of everyone’s welfare and the welfare of the village, I am sitting here without sleeping every dawn for the last fifteen days, puluthi p*nda (cuss word in Tamil) , you will talk about justice p*nda (cuss word in Tamil denoting female genitalia) is it?”, the DMK leader says.
“Hey you p*nda mavane! Will just whack you! K**dhi! (another cuss word denoting female genitalia) !…. Aren’t the people here men? You think you are better than the men here?”, the DMK leader goes on to intimidate the youth.
Abusing the person next to the youth, the DMK leader says “Who are you p*nda? Will whack you! Mind your work. You will die without food and water. You can’t go anywhere!”.
“K**dhi mavane (cuss word in Tamil), I have been asking you all to work, you are doing these kind of underground jobs p*nda is it?
He further claimed that none from his village and the surrounding village wanted to visit the temple.
The incident occurred 10 days ago, no formal complaint has been registered. After the video went viral on social media, the DMK announced that the party has temporarily suspended Manickam from all roles including that of primary membership for “acting against the party’s policies and bringing a bad image to the party”.
'ஒழுங்கு நடவடிக்கை'
– தலைமைக் கழக அறிவிப்பு#DMK pic.twitter.com/Atyzn5SQYy
— DMK (@arivalayam) January 30, 2023
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