After months of deliberation, Udhayanidhi, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, will join his father’s cabinet on 14 December 2022, the auspicious day when the Parthasarathy Perumal Temple at Tiruvallikeni will undergo Thirumanjana Sevai (sacred bath ceremony). The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Raj Bhavan in Chennai at 09:30 a.m.
The date, the penultimate day of the Tamil month of Karthigai, and the time are significant because they are considered auspicious according to the Hindu calendar, even though the DMK claims to profess rationalism. The ceremony is taking place in Karthigai month because the upcoming Margazhi is considered inauspicious.
In this scenario, old tweets and videos of Udhayanidhi Stalin were circulated on the internet with the hashtag #சின்னதத்தி_எனும்_நான், in which Udhayanidhi can be seen saying that he will not enter politics.
In an interview with actress Sangeetha for Puthuyugam on March 6, 2014, Udhayanidhi stated that he is not interested in politics and that it is not mandatory to enter politics if born into a political family. He also stated, “There are many people in the DMK who have worked hard for the party, and I believe they should be given prominent positions.”
மறப்பது மக்களின் இயல்பு அதை ஞாபக படுத்துவது நமது கடமை… pic.twitter.com/8wOxwbqHmO
— Prabhakaran Kamaraj (@wolfprabha) December 13, 2022
On August 6, 2017, during the press meet for his mega-flop movie Pothuvaga En Manasu Thangam, Udhayanidhi stated that no one in his family or friends had asked him to enter politics and that he is not interested in doing so.
On May 26, 2011, Udhayanithi stated that he will never enter politics in response to a fan who wished him good luck for his first film Oru Kal Oru Kannadi and asked him to enter politics.
@rajivputtu I don't hav any intention of gettin into politics
— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) May 26, 2011
In another such instance on Jul 23, 2011, he replied to a user named @robotag that he will not enter politics.
@robotag kandippa politics vara maataen!
— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) July 23, 2011
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