Overview
- Ponmudi was restored to the post on November 4, reversing his removal earlier this year over a viral video controversy.
- He had been replaced by Tiruchi N Siva after a clip showed him making lewd comparisons involving Shaivites and Vaishnavites.
- BJP leaders including K Annamalai and Amit Malviya, along with Khushbu Sundar and Chinmayi Sripaada, had publicly condemned the remarks.
- Last month, Justice N Sathish Kumar’s bench found no prima facie case to continue the suo motu matter, cautioned public figures, and allowed over 100 complainants to seek relief before magistrates.
- After being reinstated, Ponmudi met Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and said he received the party leader’s felicitations.