In remarks that would stoke contemporary controversy, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief R B Udhayakumar on Tuesday took a swipe at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay, asking him when he would appoint actor Trisha Krishnan as deputy chief minister.
His remarks got here days after former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin sparked an uproar with an offensive comment apparently aimed on the actor. Stalin was arrested for over 10 hours earlier than being launched final week.
Actor-politician Vijay has labored in a number of movies with actor Trisha.
What did Udhayakumar say on Trisha?
In a video that has gone viral, Udhayakumar is heard saying that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) authorities was appointing people carefully related to the chief minister, particularly producers and technical crew members who labored in his movies, to varied official authorities positions.
The previous state minister went on to call the individuals appointed as temple trustee, Tamil Nadu authorities’s particular consultant in New Delhi, private secretary to the chief minister, head of state movie coaching institute, as authorities advisors, and sarcastically remarked when Trisha could be appointed as deputy Chief Minister.
“The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which sits on the throne of Tamil Nadu’s governance, has been proclaiming the slogan “equality by start” (Pirappokkum Ella Uyirkkum). All of us believed it, however now the federal government appointments are turning into a significant controversy. Producers and technical artists who labored in Chief Minister Vijay’s movies are at the moment being quietly appointed to authorities positions. At present, as a member of the Temple Board of Trustees, Chief Minister Vijay’s GOAT film producer Archana Kalpathi, whose roots are in Kerala, has been appointed,” he stated.
“Earlier, Karnataka-rooted Venkat Narayana, the producer of the movie Jananayagan starring our Chief Minister Vijay, was appointed as Tamil Nadu authorities’s Particular Consultant in Delhi. Equally, Jagadish Palanisamy, co-producer of Vijay’s movie Leo, has been appointed because the Chief Minister’s Private Secretary. Manoj Paramahamsa, the cinematographer of the Vijay-starrer Beast, has been appointed because the Chairman of the Movie and Tv Institute of Tamil Nadu,” he added.
Udhayakumar continued: “Moreover, the Chief Minister’s shut aides John Arokiaswamy and Ramkumar have been appointed as authorities advisors. Tamil Nadu is now ready in shock and anticipation to see when an announcement might be made appointing Ms Trisha because the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.”
Drama on the age is embarrassing: Actor Trisha Krishnan’s cryptic submit
In the meantime, actor Trisha on Tuesday shared a cryptic Instagram story that stated: “Drama at this age is embarrassing… Go make some cash and discover peace”.
She didn’t point out any identify however the submit coincided with the surfacing of the video that includes Udhayakumar making the remarks and every week after Udhayanidhi focused the actor.
Posters pasted by a Trisha fan membership additionally surfaced in Madurai, criticising Udhayakumar’s feedback.
Udhayanidhi Stalin arrested, launched amid excessive drama
Final week, Udhayanidhi was arrested on prices of insulting the modesty of a girl, obscenity and legal intimidation, amongst others, over an obscene comment apparently aimed on the feminine actor.
The controversy started on August 3 when Udhayanidhi was talking at a rally in Thanjavur meant to press the state authorities on the Cauvery water sharing – a century-old irritant in relations between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. As the gang chanted the identify of Trisha – a pal of the chief minister – Udhayanidhi made an obscene comment.
On August 4, Udhayanidhi was arrested from his residence in Chennai at 10am and brought to Thanjavur. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) hit the streets and approached the Madras excessive courtroom, the place the state authorities clarified that Udhayanidhi could be launched “in the present day itself”.
Later that night, Udhayanidhi was taken to the Sengipatti police station after big crowds gathered in Thanjavur – roughly 350km from state capital Chennai, he was quizzed for greater than an hour. At round 8pm, he was launched on station bail, and returned to Chennai round midnight.
“They arrested me for nothing. I’ve not stated something incorrect. I’ve not stated something incorrect towards anyone,” the son of former Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin stated. The 49-year-old chief stood atop a automobile and greeted supporters late into the night at Sengipatti in a present of power by the DMK. “With 3,000 police personnel, they took us by street from Chennai to Thanjavur like a terrorist,” he stated, dismissing the allegation that he made offensive feedback.
Row erupts, MK Stalin defends son
DMK chief MK Stalin defended his son. “Udhayanidhi shouldn’t be somebody who speaks inappropriately. Even when he have been to make a mistake in his speech, he’s of the character to apologise instantly,” he stated.
AIADMK chief Edapaddi Palaniswami criticised Udhayanidhi. “Unaware of the dignity of the place he holds, his steady unfastened speak and derogatory remarks about ladies are strongly condemnable,” the previous chief minister stated.
DMDK chief Premalatha Vijayakanth stated, “This act of stifling the opposition is condemnable.”
BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan attacked the DMK, saying “We strongly condemn the derogatory phrases of Udhayanidhi Stalin towards womenhood, humiliating ladies celebrities.”
