vigilance: Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister speaking at a Ponmudi function, ‘All the girls are traveling in the OC bus!’ That claim is controversial.
After this, during the recent DMK General Committee meeting, Chief Minister Stalin, the leader of the party, was advising that “Party executives and ministers should be careful while speaking in public places”, the scene of Ponmudi sitting on the stage laughing went viral.
When reporters questioned Minister Ponmudi about this, he threw up his hands and left the journalists.
In 1989, Ponmudi was announced as the DMK candidate for Villupuram constituency. After he won, he took over as the Minister of Health and performed well. He subsequently became the state secretary of DMK’s agriculture team. The post of District Secretary also came to him. He served as District Secretary till September 2020. He is currently serving as the State Deputy General Secretary in the party along with the post of Minister of Higher Education.
Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, while speaking among the ministers, said, “Do any of you speak like Ponmudi in the Assembly!” On that day, an information was released that he had spoken with Silakith, and then, it became a topic of conversation. He was the one who showed determination to oppose the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK government in the field.
After Prof. Anbazagan in DMK, Professor means Ponmudi. To such a professor, ‘What happened today!’ He behaves as if speaking.
When DMK executives were asked about this, the details were as follows: Ponmudi, who was elected as MLA in Villupuram constituency for 4 times, looked at the women gathered at the election campaign meeting in 2011 and said, ‘You came to see me?’ asked, was talked about as the reason for his failure at that time.
Making the DMK secretary of the integrated Villupuram district the district secretary of the 4 constituencies dividing the Kallakurichi district and dividing it into 2 divisions within the Villupuram district created a big emotional impact on Ponmudi.
Also, the party leadership did not appoint him as the in-charge minister for Kallakurichi district, which was separated from Villupuram district. His attempt to make his son Gauthamasikamani Villupuram District Secretary also failed. Meanwhile, he is also worried that his son will be given another chance in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Villupuram MLA Lakshmana, who was chosen by the leadership without Ponmudi’s nomination, has also become embarrassed by the growing support in the district DMK.
‘The party leadership is deliberately neglecting itself!’ People close to him say that the stress caused by anxiety and the side effects of the drugs he takes for his health make him forget himself from time to time.
All this aside, the senior leaders who fought shoulder to shoulder with his father and late DMK leader Karunanidhi in the political field, today sitting in the ministerial post and embarking on some embarrassing activities, it is because of these talks that they continue to point it out to them every time. There is also a talk within the party that he has made light of this on stage by saying that it is okay.
Ponmudi expressed regret
Minister Ponmudi regretted saying that women would go on OC bus.
Speaking at a meeting held yesterday in Periyar Thital, Chennai, he said, “They kept a word I had spoken and said something to me. President Stalin had advised me not to speak like this. I spoke on a local issue. So, I am truly sorry if anyone’s feelings have been hurt. I did not say to hurt anyone’s feelings. ” said.