Senthilvel, an anchor with the Tamil news channel ‘Maalai Murasu’ who also runs his own Tamil YouTube channel called ‘Tamil Kelvi’ has resorted to spreading fake news and caste hatred claiming that the teacher accused of sexual harassment at PSBB school is an ‘Iyer’.
A teacher of Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, K.K. Nagar has been accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour by students and alumni of the school. The issue had come to light after screenshots of Instagram stories started doing the rounds on social media.
Following the social media outrage, YG Parthasarathy, one of the trustees of the school had asked the management to conduct an inquiry and take appropriate action against the teacher. The teacher has now been suspended by the school with immediate effect.
However, the controversy is being milked by sympathizers of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu to unleash hatred against Brahmins. Many Twitter handles supportive of the DMK spewed casteist remarks against Brahmins and tried to implicate YG Madhuvanthii and her father YG Parthasarthy.
Adding to this, Senthil Vel, who anchors shows for IBC Tamil and Maalai Murasu Tamil news channels in his vlog claimed that the accused teacher is an ‘Iyer’.
“In social media, it is being said that the accused teacher is Rajagopalan. Rajagopalan Iyer. The person named Rajagopalan Iyer has behaved in this manner.”, he says in his video at 4:44. He keeps repeating that the teacher’s name is Rajagopalan Iyer again and again throughout the video.
The anchor also trivializes singer Chinmayi Sripada’s sexual harassment allegations on lyricist Vairamuthu, who shares close ties with the DMK, and goes on to take an apologist stance.
“Chinmayi is coming running and saying ‘did you question Vairamuthu?’. You yourself told about it only after years. Did you tell it instantly? Did you file complaint? Did you file a complaint with the police immediately? Did they file an FIR? Photos of you falling at his feet and taking his blessings during your marriage which happened after your alleged harassment have been shown as proof. But you say you did it out of no choice. How can it be? Those questions have already been asked” Senthilvel says.
“You yourself didn’t say it instantly. You ‘assumed’ that you were being sexually harassed right?. Before that, have you ever given voice or protested to any social tragedies? No. You didn’t even protest despite happening to you. You yourself came to the arena after several years. You are now linking this issue with that issue. Look at how much hatred these people have!”, the anchor says.
Senthilvel, a former News 18 Tamil Nadu anchor who was shown the doors by the channel management, after popular vlogger Maridhas accused the channel and its anchors of favouring one particular ideology and political party, started his own Youtube channel to share his views. He has been sharing his views on current issues in his YouTube channel targeting the BJP and favourable to the DMK.
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