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    Such as bamboo art, woodwork, painting, tattooing, sculpture, etc., and in the final gallery, specialized aspects of particularly vulnerable tribal groups such as Abujhmadias, Baigas, Kamars, Pahari Korwas, Birhors, and the Bhunjia and Pando tribes recognized by the state government, have been displayed. Tribal culture has also been showcased in the museum through digital and AI technology. By scanning the QR code, complete information about the relevant exhibit will be available on the mobile phone.

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    DMK Removes Minister Ponmudy As Party’s Deputy General Secretary Over ‘Vulgar’ Remarks Against Hindu Gods |

    The World OpinionBy The World OpinionApril 11, 20254 Mins Read
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    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the ruling party of Tamil Nadu, has removed the state Forest Minister and senior leader K. Ponmudy from the post of the party’s Deputy General Secretary after a row erupted over his ‘vulgar’ remarks against Hindu Tilaks and Gods. 

    The DMK Leader made the alleged remarks at a party meeting. His comments are being perceived as offensive against the followers of Shaivism and Vaishnavism and have triggered backlash from the Opposition, civil society, the public, and even within his party. 

    According to news agency IANS, he made the remarks reportedly during a DMK workers’ meeting in Chennai within the past week, and a video of his speech went viral on social media. 

    In the video, Ponmudy used a sexually explicit analogy involving a prostitute and religious practices. He mockingly referred to sacred Hindu symbols, using ‘vulgar’ language to describe the Shaivite horizontal tilak and the Vaishnavite vertical tilak.

    Also Read: Who Is Nainar Nagendran? Tirunelveli MLA All Set To Replace Annamalai As Tamil Nadu BJP President

    DMK, BJP And Others React To K Ponmudy’s Remarks

    In a post on social media platform X, DMK MP and party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi ‘condemned’ Ponmudy’s remarks and called it’s “unacceptable”.

    In the post she wrote, “Minister Ponmudy’s recent speech is unacceptable. Regardless of the reason for the speech, such vulgar remarks are condemnable.”

    அமைச்சர் பொன்முடி அவர்களின் சமீபத்திய‌ பேச்சு ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாதது. எந்த காரணத்திற்காகப் பேசப் பட்டிருந்தாலும் இப்படிப்பட்ட கொச்சையான பேச்சுகள் கண்டிக்கத்தக்கது.
    — Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) April 11, 2025

    BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai in a post on X questions that are the youth of the state expected to ‘tolerate the filth’.

    He said, “This is DMK’s standard of political discourse in Tamil Nadu. Thiru Ponmudy was once the Higher Education Minister of Tamil Nadu and now Minister for Forests and Khadi, and the youth of Tamil Nadu are expected to tolerate this filth?”

    This is DMK’s standard of political discourse in Tamil Nadu. Thiru Ponmudi was once the Higher Education Minister of Tamil Nadu & now Minister for Forests and Khadi, and the youth of Tamil Nadu are expected to tolerate this filth? Not just this Minister, the entire DMK ecosystem… pic.twitter.com/ENMq47hiPf
    — K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) April 11, 2025

    Furthermore, another BJP leader Khushbu Sundar also commented on the matter and wrote in a post that the DMK leader has a ‘disgusting mindset’. 

    “Such a disgusting mindset he has and his words describe him better than what i can say. Will you ever have the guts to throw him out of his chair and position? Or you and your party find sadistic pleasures in insulting women and Hinduism in making such disgusting comments??” she wrote. 

    Mr @mkstalin avl, this is your Minister, an education minister for that. Such a disgusting mindset he has and his words describe him better than what i can say. Will you ever have the guts to throw him out of his chair and position? Or you and your party find sadistic pleasures… https://t.co/vqFMWpyXs0
    — KhushbuSundar (@khushsundar) April 10, 2025

    The singer and activist Chinmayi Sripada also took to X to criticise the remarks and said that the “joke is on us”. 

    “He describes a ‘joke’ because apparently there is a ‘market’ for these jokes in a public gathering, about a man…,” she wrote in the post. 

    “No wonder they are all hand in glove with molester poetttttu,” she added. 

    This is Minister of Forests, Mister Ponmudi from Tamilnadu. He previously held posts as a Minister for Science and Tech; and Education in Tamilnadu.

    He describes a ‘joke’ because apparently there is a ‘market’ for these jokes in a public gathering, about a man who goes to a sex… https://t.co/Szy2YCINsF
    — Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) April 10, 2025

    DMK’s New Deputy General Secretary

    As per ANI, MP Trichy Siva was appointed as the Deputy General Secretary of the DMK. 

    (with agencies’ inputs)

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