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DMK Councillor Booked for Alleged Defamation of CM Vijay

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC · How we work

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Sudha Deenadayalan Booked

Sudha Deenadayalan, a DMK councillor, was booked for allegedly defaming Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
TVK Harbour Area Secretary Udayakumar lodged a complaint, prompting police to file a case.
Police summoned Deenadayalan for questioning and did not arrest anyone.
DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and MLA P.K. Sekar Babu reprimanded Deenadayalan onstage.
TVK minister Aadhav Arjuna condemned the DMK as disgusting and called for legal action.

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Kanimozhi Santhosh Condemns

TVK leader Kanimozhi Santhosh invoked Periyar’s legacy and condemned personal attacks at the Mupperum Vizha event.
Kanimozhi Santhosh also cited CN Annadurai’s era as a period when political meetings fostered rational thinking.
Public Works Minister Aadhav Arjuna posted criticism on X, alleging DMK platforms now host offensive language.
Kanimozhi Santhosh directly questioned DMK MP Kanimozhi and Mayor Priya Rajan about their on-stage presence and demanded explanations.

History

Historical Context

Since the Justice Party’s 1916 birth, the Dravidian movement entered electoral politics in 1956, surged after the 1965 anti-Hindi agitations, and won a historic 138-seat majority in 1967. C.N. Annadurai’s 1969 death placed M. Karunanidhi at the DMK helm, prompting the 1972 AIADMK split and a pattern of intra-Dravidian feuds that today echo in the Sudha Deenadayalan–Kanimozhi Santhosh clash.

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Sudha Deenadayalan Booked

Sudha Deenadayalan, a DMK councillor, was booked for allegedly defaming Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
TVK Harbour Area Secretary Udayakumar lodged a complaint, prompting police to file a case.
Police summoned Deenadayalan for questioning and did not arrest anyone.
DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and MLA P.K. Sekar Babu reprimanded Deenadayalan onstage.
TVK minister Aadhav Arjuna condemned the DMK as disgusting and called for legal action.

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