Archive · 13 Sep 2026
DMK MLA Markandeyan Again Criticizes Chief Minister Vijay Despite Bail
DMK MLA Markandeyan was previously arrested over remarks about Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
He was released on bail after promising the court that he would not repeat such remarks.
The article says he made more critical comments at a DMK protest in Thoothukudi.
He said Vijay could go to jail one day.
He also accused Vijay of focusing on acting and social-media reels instead of governing.
Markandeyan criticized the Chief Minister’s handling of law and order and issues affecting farmers and fishermen.
He questioned Vijay’s actions involving actor Trisha and her mother at an Independence Day event.
These comments happened during a growing political fight between the DMK and Vijay’s party.
Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan allegedly breached a bail undertaking by making fresh disparaging remarks about Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
The Madras high court granted Markandeyan conditional bail on August 3 after about two weeks in judicial custody.
At a DMK protest in Thoothukudi on Saturday, Markandeyan said Vijay would eventually go to jail and called him a disgraceful Chief Minister.
Markandeyan criticized Vijay’s governance, Assembly performance, policing record and London investment trip amid concerns involving farmers and fishermen.
The remarks come as political tensions intensify between the DMK and Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam.
- Who
- Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
- What
- Markandeyan made fresh disparaging remarks about Vijay despite a court undertaking not to do so.
- When
- Markandeyan was arrested on July 20, granted conditional bail on August 3, and made the latest remarks on Saturday.
- Where
- At a DMK protest in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu; the bail undertaking was given before the Madras high court.
- Why
- The remarks were made amid an increasingly bitter political confrontation between the DMK and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam.
Markandeyan and the DMK’s criticisms
Vijay and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s position
Governance and public issues
Markandeyan and the DMK’s criticisms
Markandeyan alleged that Vijay lacked concrete plans, focused on reels, failed to address issues raised in the Assembly and had not adequately responded to concerns about crime, policing and lock-up deaths.
Vijay and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s position
The article reports Markandeyan’s allegations but does not provide a response from Vijay or Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam.
Political conduct and legal action
Markandeyan and the DMK’s criticisms
Markandeyan argued that he faced action for a similar alleged gesture while no action appeared to have been taken against Vijay over an alleged gesture toward M.K. Stalin.
Vijay and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s position
The article does not include Vijay’s response to the allegation or explain whether any complaint was filed against him.
Women’s welfare and public events
Markandeyan and the DMK’s criticisms
Markandeyan defended DMK leaders Karunanidhi and M.K. Stalin, saying their governments implemented schemes helping women, and criticized Vijay over the presence of actor Trisha and her mother at an Independence Day function.
Vijay and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s position
The article does not provide Vijay’s response to these criticisms or his explanation for the event arrangements.
- Speaker
- Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan
- Target of remarks
- Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay
- Arrest date
- July 20
- Bail date
- August 3
- Bail condition
- Markandeyan undertook not to make similar remarks against Vijay in future.
- Latest venue
- A DMK protest in Thoothukudi
- Political context
- Tensions between the DMK and Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam are intensifying.