Overview
- Rajya Sabha MP C Ve Shanmugam referenced actor Nayanthara in a crude line at an AIADMK protest in Villupuram while mocking the DMK’s “Tell Us Your Dream” initiative.
- The South Indian Film Artistes Association labeled the remark derogatory and sought an immediate apology plus a pledge to avoid such language about women.
- DMK leaders, including Kanimozhi and Saravanan Annadurai, denounced the statement and urged AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami to act against the MP.
- Opposition figures such as former CPI(M) MLA K Balabharathi and Congress MP Jothimani called for a police case and Election Commission scrutiny.
- Shanmugam later expressed regret and the AIADMK publicly distanced itself from the comment, with no confirmed party discipline or legal action reported; Nayanthara has not issued a public response in the reports cited.