DMK objects to Tamilanangu image shared by Tamil Nadu BJP chief

Update: 2022-05-16 15:14 GMT
This image was tweeted by Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu.

The ruling DMK party in Tamil Nadu on Monday (May 16) took offence to a Sanskrit alphabet used in the background of an image of Tamilanangu which was shared on social media by state BJP chief K Annamalai.

Tamilanangu or ‘Goddess Tamil’ is a word from Tamil Thai Vazhthu, or the Tamil national anthem.

The image was shared by Annamalai on his Twitter account on Sunday. In the image, the Goddess is wearing a red saree with ornaments and there is a saffron background.

He captioned it in Tamil which translates to “Tamil angel you remain with your popularity spread in all directions.”

Taking offence to this, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu tweeted the same image shared by Annamalai and highlighted the Sanskrit letter in the background.

“In the disguise of admiring Tamilanangu, you have inserted a Sanskrit alphabet into the background. This has exposed the knife hidden under your folded hands,” the minister captioned his post.

He quoted a verse from Thirukkural and said, “Just like how a knife could be hidden inside the folded hands of the enemy, their hearts will only be filled with betrayal even when their eyes are filled with tears.”

Reacting to Thennarasu’s remarks, Annamalai said, “I know that the Minister of Industry of Tamil Nadu found the letter ‘S’ in the picture of Tamilanangu published by us and criticised it. It is astonishing that the DMK is protesting against the first letter in the name of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu shouting ‘Tamil Tamil’!”

“The government of Tamil Nadu should immediately set up a committee to remove the ‘S’ and find an alternative letter to it. Until then we humbly request that the Minister of Industry advise the people on how to name (Chief Minister) Stalin!” he added.

Last month, Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman shared a Tamilanangu representational picture during the debate on Hindi imposition.

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