Overview
- Dayanidhi Maran said many northern states expect girls to stay home and do household work, contrasting that with Tamil Nadu encouraging education and careers.
- The BJP called the remarks derogatory toward Hindi-speaking states and demanded an unconditional apology from Maran.
- The remarks were delivered at Quaid-E-Millath Government College for Women in Chennai during a function attended by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
- Udhayanidhi distributed laptops under the Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil scheme, citing a Rs 2.5 crore allocation and urging students to use the devices for studies rather than social media.
- Maran praised Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and invoked Dravidian and Periyar ideals, as reports cited 2011 Census female literacy figures to contextualize his claims.