Overview

• Thol. Thirumavalavan said his comments on M. G. Ramachandran were not intended to insult him and affirmed his respect for both MGR and Jayalalithaa.
• VCK has directed participants at ‘Save Secularism’ rallies to confine speeches to the demand for anti-honour-killing legislation and avoid unrelated political issues.
• O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami condemned Thirumavalavan’s remarks and called on him to formally withdraw his critique of MGR.
• Senior AIADMK functionaries cited MGR’s merit-based appointments and Jayalalithaa’s promotion of Dalit leaders to counter allegations of Brahminism and suggested the dispute was a political diversion.
• The episode highlights heightened election-season sensitivities in Tamil Nadu over historical narratives of Dravidian icons and caste politics.