A video featuring a woman in a short black dress has sparked a political controversy in Tamil Nadu after she was mistakenly identified as S Keerthana, the Minister for Industries and Investment Promotion. Keerthana has publicly clarified that the woman in the video is not her and expressed her concerns about the focus on such issues, questioning, “why should it matter” even if it were true. In a detailed post on social media platform X, she denounced the situation, labeling misogyny as the “oldest weapon” used by those lacking meaningful contributions to the political discourse.
It began with several social media users, allegedly DMK supporters, sharing a video of a woman in a short dress and questioning if it is Industries Minister Keerthana.
It all began with several social media users, allegedly DMK supporters, sharing a video of a woman in a short dress and questioning whether she was Industries Minister Keerthana. The criticism followed. The youngest MLA in Vijay’s cabinet clarified that the woman in the video is not her. “The DMK stands firmly for women’s dignity, rights, and freedom. Any act that crosses the line of decency will never ever be tolerated. Whoever it is,” he wrote.
Indirectly hitting out at the Opposition, she said, “What else can you expect from followers of a leader with a track record of deeply derogatory remarks against women? Keerthana said that false narratives about personal lives of leaders and their family members are a resort when the Opposition cannot challenge the government’s policies, governance, or track record.
