Following the arrest of 24-year-old Pradeep, one of the admins of the Voice of Savukku Twitter handle, social media is now flooded with memes and troll videos mocking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan, and their announcement about “eligible beneficiaries” for a monthly assistance scheme for woman head of family.
Netizens shared abusive tweets made by DMK comrades derogating women and wondered if the police department would take action against the DMK cadres.
A social media user named Yuvraj Ramalingam posted a video compiling the instances when Chief Minister MK Stalin in the past made derogatory remarks about former CM J Jayalalitha.
Stalin stated in a public gathering, “Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) wrote in Murasoli that Jayalalitha always thinks about him, both at day and night.” Understanding the intended context (at night Jayalalitha thinks about Kalaignar) of MK Stalin, the audience cheered him. He continued,” You will accuse Karunanidhi for everything? (Addressing JJ in the singular) You frequently visit Kodanadu for rest; is Karunanidhi responsible for it?”
On February 24, 2019, while speaking at a Gram Sabha meeting, then opposition leader MK Stalin said, “Whether Jayalalitha did her work after coming to power is questionable. She was a lady…with glamour… has been running the government”
In another such meeting, MK Stalin said, “When Narendra Modi sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, you (Jayalalitha) went there to greet him. Likewise, when you (JJ) sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Modi came here to greet you.” MK Stalin then used a movie dialogue to describe Modi and Jayalalitha’s relationship, stating that they looked at each other like two male and female (lovers) look at each other through their eyes. He continued, “Therefore I claim that both ADMK and BJP have secret affair (Alliance)… That too an illegal affair.”
Speaking in front on women MK Stalin said, “If I continue to stand here, I feel like seeing the faces of women here. I want to be honest with you. I feel like standing here for more time and keep stalking at all your faces. He has hit two mangoes with one stone. Don’t think of anything else when I say mango.”
During the 2016 election campaign, MK Stalin made sexual innuendos about then-CM Jayalalithaa and the ADMK candidates, claiming that “Their campaign stages will have multiple levels at different heights. Jayalalitha used to sit on the top level of the stage while the candidates were seated below her in the bottom level…Jayalalitha on top and the candidates below…(Stalin laughs)..I am just saying… nothing else.”
பெண்களை தரக்குறைவாக பேசும் இந்தாளை எப்ப கைது பண்ணுவீங்க Sir @tnpoliceoffl
படத்துல இருக்க ஒரு Videoவை கட்பண்ணி போட்டதுக்கே பொங்கியிருக்கீங்க
இந்தாள் Public Place ல Former CM Jayalalitha வை அசிங்கமா பேசியிருக்கார்
இந்தாள் பேர் Stalin CM of Tamil nadupic.twitter.com/8F8w4Hqvar
— Yuvaraj Ramalingam (@YuvarajPollachi) March 22, 2023
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