Vijay submits complaint to DGP against Ponraj Vellaichamy over derogatory remarks about women

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After calling out DMK supporter Ponraj Vellaichamy for his derogatory remarks about female cadres of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), via a tweet, actor-turned-politician and TVK chief Vijay has now submitted a complaint to the Tamil Nadu DGP. Ponraj allegedly called TVK's female supporters 'prostitutes,' ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections

Vijay submits a complaint to the Tamil Nadu DGP

Earlier, Vijay had comdemned Ponraj's comment in a strongly worded statement in Tamil on X (formerly Twitter), which roughly translates to, "A mercenary individual, functioning as a supporter of the DMK with words that fall short of honoring and praising my mother, sister, and younger sisters - who are truly worthy of the pride and reverence of this land - has resorted to criticism that has spilled from their mouth."

He added, "On behalf of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, I condemn in the strongest terms the opportunistic gamblers who operate under the embrace and support of the DMK leadership. I also strongly condemn the DMK government for taking no action whatsoever against such persons," before concluding, "Thinking to provoke the T.V.K., this act - which insults all women collectively - will ensure, by the unanimous decision of the mother clan in the upcoming election, that the evil force DMK is firmly, firmly, firmly destined to swallow the land."

Later, he submitted a complaint to the DGP. In a clip shared on X on Thursday, Vijay was seen leaving the DGP office after submitting the complaint. A fan account even posted his letter to the DGP in which he urged strict legal action.

A part of the letter read, "I request you to take strict legal action against this person who has been speaking very badly about the women of our Tamil Nadu and protect the dignity and respect of women."

What did Ponraj say?

Earlier, during an interview, Ponraj had said, "Tamil Nadu is an intellectual state - a state that excels in literacy rates and educational standards. We must thank Vijay for exposing the fact that, even in such a state, there exists a mob of ignoramuses. It is an unruly, uncultured mob of ignoramuses."

"It is a mob of prostitutes, women who declare, ‘I do not need a husband; I only want Vijay.' We must commend Vijay for revealing to the world the existence of this mob of ignoramuses, a fan base teeming with prostitutes, who claim they will be whatever he desires: a younger sister, an elder sister, or even a wife," he had added.

Vijay will be contesting the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. He had declared earlier that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections would be a direct contest between "pure force TVK and evil force DMK."