
Chennai, Jan 28 (BPNS)
The recent visuals of Tamil Nadu minister for Urban Development, K.N. Nehru holding a party cadre by the cuff of his neck and shoving another one during a programme at Salem was caught on camera and turned viral.
The function held at Salem was to felicitate party youth leader and minister for youth affairs and sports, Udayanidhi Stalin who had reached the city. With a heavy queue of party cadres lining up to felicitate the minister who is also the son of Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, K.N. Nehru lost his cool and pushed and shoved a party cadre. After some time he was seen holding another party worker by the cuff of his collar.
The action of the minister was caught on camera and turned viral with several people sharing the same on social media.
BJP Tamil Nadu unit president, K. Annamalai in a tweet said, “ Looks like the DMK ministers have taken a pledge to beat up people. A minister throwing stones at party cadre a few days back and now another roughing up people. Request the Chief Minister to provide protective equipment to keep us safe.”
It may be recalled that K.N. Nehru had a few days before was caught on camera hitting a DMK councillor.
DMK leader and Minister for Dairy development, S.M. Nasar was a few days back and was seen throwing at party workers a few days before during a programme at Tiruvallur district. The minister was infuriated as the party cadres were taking time to bring him a chair to sit on.
With the actions of the party minister being caught on camera and turning viral, the party leadership is in a spot. Sources told BPNS that the Chief Minister had pulled up both the ministers and informed them strictly not to go overboard even in extremely tense situations.
G.R. Mukunda Raja, Professor of Sociology in a leading college at Tirunelveli while speaking to BPNS said, “ The ministers are slowly showing their true colours. The DMK is a political party which has always had a violent past and the minister’s throwing stones at party cadres and holding a cadre by the cuff of his neck are scenes which we will witness in the days to come. If the party and its allies win a large chunk of Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general elections, the party cadres and leaders will show their true colours to the people. It is better for Chief Minister Stalin to control these arrogant ministers, lest it will affect the image of the party badly.”
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