Jun 25, 2025 05:55 AM IST

This comes after the AIADMK was slammed by the ruling DMK after its leaders attended the 2 consecutive occasions 

Deputy chief of opposition and senior AIADMK chief RB Udayakumar on Tuesday condemned a video clip performed on the Murugan convention organised by proper wing physique Hindu Munanni on June 22, that criticised Dravidian stalwarts EV Ramasamy (Periyar) and CN Annadurai.

The convention for devotees of Lord Murugan started in Madurai on Sunday (X@ANNAMALAI_K)

Udayakumar stated that he, together with three different senior AIADMK leaders, attended the convention as devotees of Lord Murugan and didn’t count on something political though the occasion was backed by the BJP.

He emphasised that the AIADMK didn’t prescribe to the six resolutions handed within the convention together with the removing of the division of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) and a name for Hindu electoral unity forward of the 2026 meeting elections in Tamil Nadu.

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“The resolutions handed on the Murugan Devotees Conference don’t have anything to do with AIADMK. We strongly condemn the video about Periyar and Anna broadcast on the convention,” stated Udaykumar in a video message, including, “The AIADMK and its normal secretary Edappadi Ok Palaniwami (EPS) would be the first to boost their voice to sentence, if there’s a shame to Arignar Anna and the Father of Dravidian motion Thanthai Periyar.”

This comes after the AIADMK was slammed by the ruling DMK after its leaders attended the 2 consecutive occasions — the convention and an occasion organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on June 23.

The DMK had criticised the AIADMK for being a part of an occasion that criticised Dravidian leaders as each events, although rivals, share a standard starting with Dravidian tenets espoused by Periyar and Annadurai.

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An image of Annadurai, who was the founding father of DMK, is within the AIADMK’s flag. After the AIADMK walked out of the NDA in 2023 due to then-BJP state chief Ok Annamalai’s criticism of Annadurai and late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, they got here collectively once more this April to combat the 2026 meeting elections. This has been the primary hiccup within the alliance since then.

Udayakumar sought to remind individuals of EPS’ choice to stroll out of the alliance. “The AIADMK won’t ever compromise on its ideas and ideologies,” Udayakumar stated. “Even the DMK is aware of this. They are utilizing the convention to defame the AIADMK,” he added.

He additionally stated he and different occasion leaders couldn’t see the controversial audio-video presentation as the enormous display screen was positioned behind their chairs.

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On Monday, SP Velumani, AIADMK’s former minister and a detailed aide of EPS was within the entrance row subsequent to Annamalai at an occasion attended by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. “The AIADMK members, who’ve time to take a seat as showpieces at RSS-BJP conferences, have neither the time nor the dignity to talk out towards this stuff to their masters,” stated CM and DMK president MK Stalin.