TVK to file complaint with ECI against M.K. Stalin’s remarks against its candidate in Dharapuram: Minister

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) will file a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the alleged body-shaming remarks made by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M.K. Stalin about the TVK’s Dharapuram candidate, during his campaign on Friday (October 2, 2026), said Minister C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar on Saturday (October 3).

Accusing Mr. Stalin of making derogatory remarks against the TVK candidate, P. Sathyabama, Mr. Nirmal Kumar told reporters in Coimbatore that it was condemnable that Mr. Stalin could say this about a Scheduled Caste woman who was fighting the polls in Dharapuram.

He alleged that the DMK was going the AIADMK way and would contest the 2029 elections with the BJP and the AIADMK. Mr. Stalin and the leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin did not know what they were saying anymore, because they were speaking out of frustration. They would lose the byelections in both Dharapuram and Madurantakam constituencies.