Archive · 9 Sep 2026
Vijay Says Assembly Gesture Was Inadvertent, Not Intended To Hurt
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay made a gesture during a speech in the Assembly.
He put his hand against his jaw.
Some people thought he was making fun of M K Stalin’s jaw injury.
They said the gesture was offensive and amounted to body shaming.
The DMK and CPM criticized him.
DMK members also protested in the Assembly.
On Tuesday, Vijay said the gesture happened unintentionally.
He asked people not to see it as an attempt to hurt anyone personally.
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said his Assembly body language was not deliberate.
Vijay made the clarification in a message on X on Tuesday.
His hand-on-jaw gesture was interpreted by critics as mocking M K Stalin’s jaw injury.
The DMK and CPM criticized the gesture, calling it offensive and body shaming.
DMK members protested near Speaker J C D Prabhakar’s chair in the Assembly.
- Who
- Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, M K Stalin, the DMK, the CPM, and Assembly members were involved.
- What
- Vijay clarified that a gesture during his Assembly speech was inadvertent and not intended to hurt anyone.
- When
- The gesture occurred on Monday, and Vijay issued his clarification on Tuesday.
- Where
- The incident occurred in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, and Vijay’s clarification was posted on X.
- Why
- Vijay responded to criticism that his gesture mocked M K Stalin’s jaw injury and was offensive or body shaming.
Critics’ View
Vijay’s Explanation
Meaning of the gesture
Critics’ View
Critics, including the DMK, CPM, and social media users, viewed the jaw gesture as offensive, in bad taste, and body shaming.
Vijay’s Explanation
Vijay said the body language was inadvertent, not deliberate, and was not intended to hurt anyone personally.
Political impact
Critics’ View
DMK members protested near the Speaker’s chair over the gesture, while critics linked it to M K Stalin’s reported jaw injury.
Vijay’s Explanation
Vijay asked people not to interpret the gesture as an act aimed at hurting anyone’s feelings.
- Person who clarified
- Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay
- Platform used
- X
- Gesture
- Vijay placed his hand against his jaw during an Assembly speech.
- Interpretation by critics
- Critics said the gesture mocked M K Stalin’s jaw injury.
- Political criticism
- The DMK and CPM criticized the gesture.
- Assembly protest
- DMK members besieged Speaker J C D Prabhakar’s chair.