The video showing the former DMK MLA Udayam Shanmugam, which marked the sickle and allegedly threatened the supplier during the ceremony of loading the Foundation near Avudaiyarkoil, was viral and triggered friction between the DMK and its ally, congress.
The incident occurred on Friday during the inauguration of the new building of the fire station in Poongudi, the chairman of the district fireman Satyakeerthi and participate in the Congress Mla St Ramacandran.
Mr. Shanmugam, allegedly upset that he was not invited, confronted the presence. After he got coconut and Srp for his breakage, he can see that he waving crescent while challenging the supplier about lack of intimation.
When he talked to the Hindu, Mr. Shanmugam said, “Even DMK ministers were not invited. When I tried to perform a ritual, the congress official plunged at me and my party. I responded while holding a sickle – it wasn’t a threat.
Mr. Ramacandran said, “The video clearly shows that I stood with my hands.
The tension between the two sides emerged a week earlier during a public meeting of the DMK held in Amaranadakki, Avudaiyarkoil, to mark the government’s four -year achievements. At Mr. Shanmugam, he publicly stated that he had brought more development projects than the lawmakers of Congress during his time as MLA. He said he would urge a high DMK command in the future to assign Avudaiyarkoil the chair in the future and claim that the ruling party had a stronger base and its votes were ensured by the alliance in the region.
Published – May 17, 2025 20:16
