CM Vijay has no locus standi to speak about obscenity against women, says Udhayanidhi

DMK leader and LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin interacts with the media during the Budget Session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in Chennai on September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday (September 7, 2026) said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had no locus standi to advise others to refrain from making “double and triple meaning comments” against women, as the quality of the films he had acted in, the scenes in them and the songs were at odds with what he was preaching.“If we talk about them, he will not be able to bear it. What is the position of his friends Vishnu Reddy, Sujai Reddy and Anil Reddy? Why have you handed over the mines and responsibilities to them? We will release the documents,” he told reporters after staging a walkout from the Assembly to protest the Speaker’s denial of an opportunity to respond in the House.Asked about Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar’s allegation that the DMK had indulged in protests to prevent the Chief Minister’s speech from reaching the people, Mr. Udhayanidhi said the DMK had sought permission to respond only after the Chief Minister had completed his reply.“He [Speaker] agreed to allow us to speak. But he subsequently denied permission. We do not know under what compulsion he denied us permission. That is why we are meeting the media,” he said.Asked about the Chief Minister’s claim that he had evidence to support his corruption charges against the DMK, Mr. Udhayanidhi said they were mere allegations.“There is no evidence. We also possess similar evidence. There are allegations against the PWD Minister,” he said.Mr. Udhayanidhi said the Chief Minister and his government were not prepared to say anything against the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Home Minister Amit Shah.“One Minister spoke about the BJP and another Minister demanded its expunction. They have no guts or courage. He is a dummy Chief Minister. He memorised the text written by someone for three days and delivered it today,” he alleged.Mr. Udhayanidhi said the DMK members had been present in the House to listen to the reply to the 15 questions raised by him.“I was waiting to take notes. But after 15 minutes, he started leveling allegations. They were false and contained wrong information. It is our right to object to lies and false allegations. He [Speaker] agreed to allow us to respond after the Chief Minister completed his speech. But he denied permission,” he said.Alleging that the Chief Minister had delivered content meant only for (social media) reels and film dialogues, Mr. Udhayanidhi said the DMK members had been unable to control their emotions and had raised their voices. Published - September 07, 2026 10:49 pm IST