T.N. Minister Ponmudy stripped of DMK top post after misogynist remarks
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DMK removes Minister K. Ponmudy as deputy general secretary after controversial remarks, sparking condemnation from party members.
The DMK stripped its senior functionary and Forest Minister K. Ponmudy of the post of deputy general secretary on Friday (April 11, 2025), after a video clip of his derogatory remarks on women went viral on Thursday (April 10).
A terse statement from DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin issued on Friday said that Mr. Ponmudy was relieved of the post of the party deputy general secretary.
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A few hours earlier, DMK deputy general secretary and MP Kanimozhi had condemned certain controversial remarks made by senior party leader and Minister K. Ponmudy in a public forum.
“The recent speech made by Minister Ponmudy cannot be accepted. Irrespective of the reasons for the speech, the derogatory speech is to be condemned,” Ms. Kanimozhi said in a social media post.
A video clip of Mr. Ponmudy’s vulgar comment linking Hindu religious symbols of Saivism and Vaishnavism to sexual positions, made during a public event on April 6 went viral on the social media on Thursday.
Senior BJP functionary Narayanan Thirupathy had posed a question to Mr. Stalin on social media if he wanted Mr. Ponmudy to continue in his Cabinet.
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