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VCK Criticises Tamil Nadu CM’s Assembly Gesture and Remarks

VCK Criticises Tamil Nadu CM’s Assembly Gesture and Remarks
VCK criticises CM’s ‘hand gesture’ in Assembly · thehansindia.com

VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay over a gesture made toward M K Stalin in the Assembly.

He said the gesture looked disrespectful.

The Chief Minister’s side said there was no bad intention.

Thirumavalavan said leaders should behave carefully and respectfully.

He also criticised comments by Law Minister Nirmal Kumar about the MISA era.

He called those comments historically wrong.

Thirumavalavan said Stalin had suffered during the repression of that period.

He asked the Law Minister to withdraw the remarks.

Key facts

VCK leader
Thol Thirumavalavan, founder and president of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Chief Minister criticised
C Joseph Vijay
Other leader mentioned
DMK chief M K Stalin
Law Minister
Nirmal Kumar
Assembly debate
The criticism followed a debate on the police grant
Disputed gesture
The Chief Minister’s body language toward Stalin was described by the VCK as mocking
VCK demand
Withdrawal of the Law Minister’s remarks concerning the MISA era

Quotes

Thol Thirumavalavan

Founder and president of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

“Although the Chief Minister’s side has clarified that there was ‘no ill intent,’ we, on behalf of the VCK, point out that such body language is neither a dignified approach nor aligned with human values”
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“therefore, it would be beneficial for a Chief Minister, who holds such a highly dignified and exalted position, to exercise utmost care regarding his body language in the future”
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