Annamalai’s speech is lowering the quality of politics: Kanimozhi

CHENNAI: DMK deputy general secretary and Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Saturday slammed BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai for his alleged derogatory statement about minister of state Udhayanidhi Stalin and a journalist and said Annamalai’s speeches were a reflection on the quality of politics in the state. are reducing.

To express his anger over the BJP state president’s choice of controversial terminology to describe the quality of the interview between Stalin Jr. and the journalist, Kanimozhi took to social media and said, “The statement given by BJP state president Annamalai about a minister from Tamil Nadu. The derogatory statement made by a senior journalist was highly condemnable.” In a message posted on micro-blogging site ‘X’ on Saturday, Kanimozhi said, “Such statements made repeatedly by a person lower the quality of politics. I strongly condemn this.”

You are not fit to preach to us: Annamalai

Unsurprisingly, Annamalai hit back at the DMK deputy general secretary for scolding him publicly.

Annamalai, who justified his choice of language despite widespread media outrage, responded to Kanimozhi on social media and said, “It is not surprising that DMK members, who have been accustomed to hitting below the belt for years , are insulting the dialect.” Of our area. From your late father Karunanidhi to DMK’s platform speakers, no one can insult any other person like him.” He said, “Coming from such a party, you do not deserve to campaign about derogatory speeches. Are. You have to realize that society will react this way to people trying to build an image using only advertising.”