-By T.S. Venkatesan
TN Milk and Dairy Development minister Avadi SM Nasar hit the headlines for hurling a stone at a party worker/s . He was caught on camera on 24th January losing his temper and throwing a stone at a party worker, allegedly over a delay in bringing chairs for him at an event in Tiruvallur near Chennai.
He was reviewing the arrangements for an event, where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin was to participate on 25th January. CM is scheduled to speak at a public meeting as part of the DMK’s ‘Veera Vanakkam Naal’ (salute to martyrs Day) event. The event is to remember those who died during the anti-Hindi agitation. In a video, that went viral in social media, the enraged minister Nasar can be heard yelling at the worker for delay in bringing chair for him. In the background, a couple of DMK functionaries who were with the minister can be heard laughing.
This was not the first time when the minister landed in controversy for his actions or for his statement. Earlier in November last year, he made false claims that the Central Government had imposed a Goods and Services Tax (GST) on milk, causing milk prices to rise in Tamil Nadu. But it was the state government led by MK Stalin which raised the milk price. He said “The Union Government has also imposed GST on milk. It is an unprecedented occurrence. As a consequence of levying GST for milk, the selling price of milk has gone up”. There was no immediate response neither from the minister concerned, SM Nasar nor from the ruling DMK over the issue.
However, BJP TN unit president K Annamalai alleged the minister threw stones at people. “In India’s history, has anybody seen a govt minister throwing stones at people?” he asked in a tweet. He uploaded the viral video on his micro-blogging page saying “Throwing stones at people in frustration. No decency, No decorum & treating people like slaves! That’s DMK for you,” he added.
Senior AIADMK leader and former minister D Jayakumar also said “that is Dravida model,” alluding to Chief Minister M K Stalin’s oft-repeated statement on his model of governance.
Recently CM Stalin lavishly praised the minister in a public event saying “ I want to point out that our friend ( Minister Nasar) has the capacity to complete the given the task completely, successfully and earning the appreciation of all. Whatever he does there will be an element of magnificence and grandiose manner”.
In an event organised by AG Church in Tiruvallur district on the occasion of their prayer tower’s 40th year of establishment in August 2021, in which Pastors from many different denominations attended, Minister Nasar said “Those who ruled at the centre and state earlier brought many welfare schemes for the wellbeing of the minority communities. They ruled in such a manner that minorities faced no problems. But in the past 7 years minorities were subjected to many hardships. As an effect of this the current rule will come to an end. Only because of the strength of the prayers of the Christian community, has there been a change of rule in the state. DMK has come to power thanks to the power of the prayers of Christian community. Their prayer has such a power”.
Another Senior Minister also K N Nehru also landed in trouble. A complaint has been filed today at Trichy Municipal Police Commissioner’s office led by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s minority cadres, State Vice President Basha.
In it, ‘DMK Minister KN Nehru has humiliated Trichy 54th Ward Member of Parliament, Pushparaj, who belongs to the minority elected by the people, by beating him in a public place. We strongly condemn this on behalf of the minority wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Also, immediate action should be taken against Minister KN Nehru under the Atrocities Act,’ the complaint said.
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