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Tamil Nadu minister faces FIR for hate speech
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4/18/2025
Forest Minister K Ponmudi has landed in legal trouble over controversial remarks linking religion and sex work.
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This Tamil Nadu's force minister K. Ponmodi faced legal heat for his controversial remarks
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against Saivites, Vaishnavites and women.
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On April 11, 2025, Madras High Court ordered an FIR against K. Ponmodi for allegedly making
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derogatory and hateful remarks.
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He's telling us what happened.
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He's telling us that I can do it.
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He's telling us how to do it, as well as investing in the future.
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If they say anything else, we can always find ourselves who we are doing it.
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It all began on March 31 at a thanthai periyadravi dharavidaar kadagam event
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where Pornmori made a controversial speech.
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His remarks, linking shavism, Vaishnavism and sex work, triggered outrage across political lines.
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By April 1, DMK MP Kani Modi publicly criticized his statement.
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On the same day, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin removed Pornmori from the party's Deputy General Secretary post.
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But opposition parties weren't convinced.
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On April 2, protests were led by AIA DMK Women's Wing, demanding his images sacking from the cabinet.
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Their leader, Gayatri Raguram, called the action as an eyewash accusing DMK of shielding repeat offenders.
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Facing mounting pressure, Pornmori issued a public apology on April 6,
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admitting that he used inappropriate words and expressing deep regret.
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But the court wasn't done.
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On April 11, Justice Anand Venkatesh, taking Suomoto cognizance, said,
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The law is for everyone. Hate speech by ministers must be treated the same as anyone else's.
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The High Court has now directed the police to file an FIR and the matter is posted for further hearing on April 23.
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This isn't the first time Pornmori has stirred controversy.
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Over the years, he has faced criticism for making divisive and insensitive statements,
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raising concerns over a pattern of inflammatory rhetoric.
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In 2022, he referred to Hindi speakers in Tamil Nadu as North Indian invaders,
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drawing flak for stoking linguistic and regional divides.
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A minister, a hate speech, an apology, and now a court-ordered FIR.
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Will this set a precedent for equal accountability,
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or is it just the start of a new political storm in Tamil Nadu?
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