Vijay sold film tickets in black, can't lecture on corruption: DMK Minister
DMK Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Sunday took an indirect dig at actor-turned-politician Vijay, accusing him of accepting payments in black money while speaking against corruption.Speaking at a public meeting, Panneerselvam said: 'Someone who sold tickets in black is now giving sermons about corruption. He himself accepts his salary in black. He is talking about saving the state when he couldn't even live with his own parents,' he alleged, without naming Vijay directly.advertisementThe Minister also took a jibe at Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), by engaging the crowd. Asking the audience what 'TVK' stood for, he laughed along as voices shouted 'Trisha' and 'Keerthy Suresh', referring to popular female Tamil actors. Panneerselvam quipped that the crowd was 'brilliant' for their quick-witted responses.
Mocking TVK's electoral ambitions, the Minister also said, 'Now this company claims they will capture the government. Do they think running a state is like acting in a cinema?'Vijay in his speech at the party's first general body meeting on March 28 slammed the DMK, and said that the 2026 assembly election will be a direct battle between TVK and the DMK.'Honorable Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, it's not enough to have bravery in your name. You should also show it in your work.' He went on to call the DMK government 'no less than a fascist government,' he said.Must Watch
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