Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has hit out at DMK chief and former Chief Minister MK Stalin over his comments on the TVK candidate for the Dharapuram bypoll.
MK Stalin had targeted TVK Dharapuram candidate Sathyabhama, calling her “Somersault Bhama”, inviting criticism from the ruling party
“These evil forces, who are experts at speaking obscenely about women, and that too, with women seated right beside them, will receive a fitting retort from the people of Tamil Nadu and the people of the Dharapuram constituency. There is also another name – Somersault Bhama. I don’t know how she did the somersault with that figure. The party has demanded an apology from the DMK chief. The TVK has denied allegations of horse-trading and has argued that elected legislators are entitled to resign and join another party, without attracting disqualification under the anti-defection law.
Stalin had targeted TVK candidate Sathyabhama, calling her “Somersault Bhama” and invited criticism from the ruling party, which accused the former Chief Minister of body-shaming the woman Dalit candidate and demanded an apology. Calling the DMK a repeat offender when it comes to comments on women, he said people will not forget the party. Referring to allegations of money being involved in the political switch, Stalin said: “You people now call their candidate who acted against truth as Suitcase-Bhama. TVK leader and Health Minister Arun Raj accused Stalin of body-shaming Sathyabhama and said the remark amounted to an insult to women and the Dalit community.
Earlier reporting noted: A remark by DMK Chief MK Stalin targeting TVK’s Dharapuram bypoll candidate Sathyabhama has triggered criticism from the ruling party, which has accused the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister of body-shaming the woman Dalit candidate and demanded an apology.
