The Tamil Nadu Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has come under fire after posting a distorted map of India. The post, shared on the official DIPR account, highlighted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurating the renovated Thanthai Periyar Memorial and Library at Vaikom, Kerala, in the presence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on 12 November 2024.
The post read, “Hon’ble Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Mr @mkstalin will be inaugurating the renovated Thanthai Periyar Memorial & Library at Vaikom, Kerala on 12.12.2024 under the leadership of Hon’ble Kerala Chief Minister @pinarayivijayan.
#CMMKSTALIN #DyCMUdhay #TNDIPR @CMOTamilnadu @CMOKerala.”
டேய் DIPR கோமாளிகளா….மாசம் ஆனா மக்கள் வரிபணத்த சம்பளம் என்ற பெயரில் பங்கு போட தெரியுதுல்ல.?
காஷ்மீர் வரைப்படம் இப்படி தான் இருக்குமா.??
அரசு தேர்வு எழுதி ஜெயிச்சு வந்தா இந்திய வரைபடம் எப்படி இருக்கும்னு தெரிந்திருக்கும்,..காசு கொடுத்து வந்தவனுக்கு எப்படி தெரியும்.?? 👌 https://t.co/6v5bOszHO7 pic.twitter.com/0R4SAdtFYU
— Sanghi Prince 🚩 (@SanghiPrince) December 11, 2024
However, the accompanying visual, which depicted a distorted map of India, drew swift backlash, particularly from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.
Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai took to X to criticize the state government and the DMK-led administration. In a scathing post, he accused the government of incompetence and alleged a lack of respect for national integrity. He wrote, “TN DIPR, the unofficial media wing of DMK, has published a distorted map of our country. If the state is led by someone who has no clue about when our Independence Day and Republic Day are, the unqualified puppets hired by them to handle the State government’s departmental functions will only end up with such mediocrity. This act also reflects the DMK’s disregard for national integrity, and on behalf of @BJP4TamilNadu, we demand that the DMK Government apologise and dare not repeat this!”
TN DIPR, the unofficial media wing of DMK, has published a distorted map of our country.
If the state is led by someone who has no clue about when our Independence Day and Republic Day are, the unqualified puppets hired by them to handle the State government’s departmental… https://t.co/wdXYbE7QsZ pic.twitter.com/b3H7b4UVJ3
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) December 11, 2024
The post has since been deleted.
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