NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 4
A video clip of two DMK men removing and throwing away two flex boards embossed with the name and picture of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa ”Amma” from a state-run canteen here went viral on social media.
Hours after the video went viral, the duo were expelled from the party. The party filed a police complaint against them and the duo was arrested, DMK leader and former Mayor of Chennai, Ma Subramanian told reporters.
"திமுக ஆட்சியில் கட்டப்பட்ட மேம்பாலங்கள், அரசு கட்டிடங்களில் தலைவர் கலைஞர் பெயர் பொறித்த கல்வெட்டுகளை, அதிமுக ஆட்சியில் உடைத்தது போன்ற செயல்களுக்கு திமுக தலைவர் @mkstalin அவர்கள் இடம் தரமாட்டார்"
– சென்னை மேற்கு மாவட்ட செயலாளர் திரு. @Subramanian_ma MLA அவர்கள் பேட்டி.#DMK pic.twitter.com/c4cNiu0Ha5
— DMK (@arivalayam) May 4, 2021
The boards were placed again in the same spots in the canteen and the two men have been booked under various sections of the IPC, he said. ”Amma” is a popular moniker of late Chief Minster and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa and low cost ”Amma Canteens” are run by civic bodies in Tamil Nadu and here by the Chennai Corporation.
சென்னை ஜெ.ஜெ.நகர் அம்மா உணவகத்தில் இருந்த ஊழியர்களை உருட்டு கட்டையால் தாக்கி திமுகவினர் கொலைவெறி தாக்குதல். pic.twitter.com/96QwTMWFOP
— AIADMK – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@AIADMKOfficial) May 4, 2021
The flex type boards had Tamil words announcing ”Amma Canteen,” in addition to information on food that was being served in the eatery. Subramanian said party chief M K Stalin ordered expulsion of the two men from the party, filing a police complaint against them and putting the boards back in the same place.
“They don’t hold any posts in the party. They were ordinary members and have been expelled. Party mouthpiece Murasoli will carry the news on their expulsion in tomorrow’s edition,” Subaramanian said.
The video, apparently shot on a mobile phone by unknown people also showed women, who appeared to be workers quietly standing and witnessing the vandalism.
The clip that went viral in social media was also posted by the AIADMK on its twitter handle. The AIADMK also shared photographs that showed a framed picture of Jayalalithaa lying on the floor, vegetables and some utensils strewn around the canteen kitchen. In another picture, two policemen were seen assessing the scene of vandalism while workers looked on.
A video clip of a board being positioned again from where it was removed in the canteen is also being widely shared by the DMK men.
