Overview
- Tamil Nadu minister S Periyakaruppan was filmed applauding a revealing dance performance at Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin’s birthday event.
- The video appears to show the minister motioning for the dancers to step off the stage and perform closer to where he was seated.
- The Tamil Nadu BJP shared the clip on X and called the episode a grave disgrace, questioning the minister’s commitment to public duty.
- AIADMK leader Pasupathy Senthil condemned the conduct and framed it as a lapse in public decorum, invoking concerns about the minister’s past.
- Social media users amplified criticism and resurfaced an older alleged compromising clip, while reports noted the DMK has not issued a formal response.