DMK president M.K. Stalin. File
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DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday (November 12, 2026) said that “delivering punch dialogues” would not solve any problem and that Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay should take “real action” against Deputy Speaker M. Ravishankar for allegedly undermining the dignity of the Assembly and ruling party MLA Arul Vignesh for allegedly sending an inappropriate message to the Kallakurichi District Collector.
Mr. Ravishankar landed in a controversy earlier this week after a video surfaced in which a local resident alleged he was assaulted by the former for raising a civic issue.
In a social media post, Mr. Stalin said the Chief Minister appeared content with merely issuing a warning that he would not spare the erring MLAs, while suggesting that the message was intended to be planted.
“If the Chief Minister is really serious, he should have taken action against the Deputy Speaker and the MLA. Instead, he has given them a Deepavali gift,” he said.
DMK demands probe
On Thursday, the DMK also submitted a petition to the Director-General of Police (DGP), demanding action against Mr. Arul Vignesh over the alleged inappropriate message to the Kallakurichi District Collector.
R.S. Bharathi, the party’s organisation secretary, said the allegations should be thoroughly and impartially investigated, particularly as it involved a district collector.
“We have demanded an inquiry by the CB-CID. Since the DGP had gone to meet the Chief Minister, the ADGP received our complaint. Let us hope action will be taken against the MLA,” Mr. Bharathi said.
He warned that failure to take the issue seriously could severely affect the law and order situation in the State.
Pointing out that the issue had been widely discussed on social media, he said there were reports that the district collector’s husband had lodged a police complaint.
“The MLA, allegedly in a drunken state, sent the message and visited the district collector’s residence. Our party’s district secretary, Vasantham Karthikeyan, has already lodged a complaint with the police,” he said.
The MLA, meanwhile, had denied sending any such message to the collector.
Published – November 12, 2026 04:20 pm IST
