Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Warns Against Abusive Language Toward Women
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay spoke in the state Assembly about respectful behavior in politics.
He said people may criticize political ideas strongly.
However, he said insulting women or making vulgar and defamatory comments is wrong.
He warned that such remarks could lead to legal action.
Vijay referred to an alleged incident involving J Jayalalithaa in the Assembly in 1989.
He also referred indirectly to a recent controversy involving actor Trisha.
That controversy involved Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was arrested and later released on station bail.
Vijay also discussed the need for fair policing and public safety.
He said 36 people had been arrested over a recent student murder in Coimbatore.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay warned that abusive, defamatory and double-meaning remarks about women could bring immediate legal action.
Speaking in the Assembly, Vijay condemned what he called a continuing flow of vulgarity and hatred in Tamil Nadu politics.
He recalled the alleged humiliation of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa during an Assembly incident in 1989, when the DMK was in power.
Vijay said sharp political criticism is acceptable, but personal attacks, physical threats and degrading comments are not.
His remarks followed the station-bail release of DMK Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin over alleged double-meaning remarks viewed as referring to actor Trisha.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, the opposition DMK, Udhayanidhi Stalin, J Jayalalithaa and actor Trisha are central to the report.
- What
- Vijay warned against abusive, defamatory, double-meaning and threatening remarks targeting women or other people.
- When
- Vijay issued the warning on Monday; he referred to a 1989 Assembly incident and a recent controversy from the preceding weeks.
- Where
- The warning was delivered in the Tamil Nadu state Assembly.
- Why
- Vijay said political criticism should not become personal abuse and argued that public decorum, equal law enforcement and citizen safety must be protected.
- Speaker
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay
- Setting
- Tamil Nadu state Assembly debate on demands for grants for the Home department
- Warning
- Vijay said abusive, defamatory, double-meaning and degrading remarks against women could face immediate legal consequences.
- Historical reference
- Vijay recalled the alleged humiliation of J Jayalalithaa in the Assembly in 1989.
- Recent controversy
- DMK Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was released on station bail after an arrest over alleged double-meaning remarks viewed as referring to actor Trisha.
- Crime response
- Vijay said 36 people had been arrested in connection with the recent murder of a student in Coimbatore.
- Policing position
- Vijay said policing should be free from political interference and that citizens should be treated equally before the law.
