Tamil Nadu CM warns of legal action over obscene remarks against women
CM Vijay warns of legal action against obscene remarks targeting women, slams DMK's political conduct and questions its electoral acceptance.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday warned that legal action would be taken against anyone making obscene remarks against women, while sharply criticising the opposition DMK for what he termed a lack of political decency.
Replying to demands for grants for the Police and Fire and Rescue Services departments, the Chief Minister questioned why the DMK should remain in politics if it could not accept the people's verdict. He referred to a senior DMK leader's remark, made outside the House, that those who did not vote for the party would "not have a good death".
Mr. Vijay said he was unable to understand such a statement, especially since the same people had voted for the DMK for nearly five decades. He also recalled the humiliation faced by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, as a woman, both in the Assembly and outside, attributing it to the present Opposition party. He asserted that such incidents must not recur.
The Chief Minister called for "political decency and decorum", urging politicians to discard obscene, hateful, and "rusted" speeches. He noted that recent political discourse in Tamil Nadu had seen a "river of obscene and vendetta", with speeches containing double and triple meanings directed at women. Emphasising that "women are our mothers and sisters", he said the law would do its duty if anyone crossed the line.
Mr. Vijay also dismissed a senior DMK leader's claim about the party having faced MISA during the Emergency, saying people were aware of the history. He quoted poet Kannadasan's words about the DMK being accustomed to lies and accumulation.
Stating that his government's identity was not tied to any individual, the Chief Minister said it belonged to Tamil Nadu and its eight crore people. He invoked an MGR song to underline his point, adding a positive twist that the government's objective was the welfare of the Tamil people. He reiterated his earlier promise that not a single paise of public money would be touched or spared if misappropriated.