Overview

• BJP leader K Annamalai posted a 1.02-minute clip on X that he said shows a DMK elected representative assaulting a resident in Tiruvarur.
• He alleged that ward councillor Purushothaman and his associates attacked the man after he objected to a party banner outside his home.
• Annamalai labeled such conduct as the DMK’s political culture and used the term 'goondagiri' in his post.
• He tagged Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin while asserting that the party thrives on thuggery and violence.
• The reports do not cite independent verification of the video or any police action related to the allegation.