Stalin slams CM Vijay over body-shaming row

Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay making DMK and former CM M K Stalin uncomfortable at every given opportunity.  DMK president MK Stalin on Thursday launched a sharp counterattack on C Joseph Vijay over his reference to Stalin’s Emergency-era imprisonment and the alleged torture he suffered under MISA Act, recounting his arrest and saying the scars of the brutal treatment he endured in prison remain with him even today. In a video message, Stalin urged Vijay to maintain the dignity expected of the occupant of the state’s highest constitutional office. "Brother Vijay, what you said is true. There is no lie in it," Stalin said, referring to his imprisonment under MISA. The former Chief Minister gave a graphic account of what he described as the brutality he suffered in prison.He also directly addressed Vijay’s gesture in the Assembly, where the Chief Minister had held his jaw while referring to Stalin’s MISA imprisonment. "My jawbone was fractured because of the beatings. You too showed your jaw by placing your hand there, didn't you? That was correct," Stalin said.He challenged Vijay to verify his account through official records.

#WATCH | DMK President MK Stalin tweets, "... Thambi Vijay, what you said is true. It is not a lie. During the Emergency, opposing it, leader Kalaignar organized a huge gathering at the Marina beach and severely criticized the MISA Act. Following that, the Union Government that… pic.twitter.com/YlXb5nTmss

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The controversy began during a debate on police department grants in the Assembly, where Vijay accused the DMK of repeatedly invoking its MISA-era struggles to deflect allegations of present-day corruption. While referring to Stalin’s detention under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the Emergency, Vijay made a gesture involving his jaw, which Opposition members saw as a mockery of Stalin’s prison injury.