‘My gesture during Assembly speech is inadvertent, has no ulterior motive’: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay speaks at the State Legislative Assembly in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: X/@CMOTamilnadu Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), said his body language (gesture) during his reply on the debate for demand for grants for the Home Department in the Assembly on Monday (September 7) was an inadvertent expression and was not intended to convey any ulterior motive in any manner.In a post on X, Mr. Vijay requested that his body language not be construed as an act intended to hurt anyone personally.The Chief Minister’s clarification came against the backdrop of CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam taking strong exception to Mr. Vijay’s body language in the Assembly, accusing him of body-shaming former Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin over the broken jaw he suffered during his detention under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) when the Emergency was imposed in India.சட்டமன்றத்தில் 7.9.2026 அன்று காவல்துறை மானிய கோரிக்கையில், என்னுடைய பதிலுரையின் இடையேயான எனது உடல்மொழி எதேச்சையாக வெளிப்பட்டதுதானே தவிர, அது எவ்வகையிலும் உள்நோக்கம் கொண்டதில்லை என்பதைத் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன். ஆகவே, தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் யார் மனதையும் புண்படுத்துகிற செயலாக அதை…— TVK Vijay (@TVKVijayHQ) September 8, 2026 Published - September 08, 2026 06:07 pm IST