VCK Thirumavalavan at Trichy airport | R BASKAR
Interpreted as a taunt on DMK president M K Stalin , the gesture was uncalled-for and violated basic human dignity, he said. Rejecting the chief minister’s clarification that there had been no malice behind the act and that it was unintentional, Thirumavalavan said such conduct undermined democratic decency. Political criticism is one thing, but remarks or body language meant to damage personal dignity are entirely different,” he said in his social media post. Thirumavalavan also criticised law minister R Nirmalkumar for saying people involved in dacoity, robbery and women-related issues were also booked under MISA, calling the statement a “historical blunder”. He said state repression during the MISA era was well known and condemned the remarks about Stalin, “who had endured the suppression.
“Harming anyone’s self-respect is unacceptable in a civilised society. The leader demanded that Nirmalkumar retract his remarks. Chennai: VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan on Wednesday criticised chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s hand gesture in the state assembly.