Ex-servicemen in Tamil Nadu have demanded action against senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Sellur K Raju for comments they say disrespected Defence personnel.
Speaking in Madurai, Colonel CT Arasu, head of the Indian Ex-Servicemen League for Tamil Nadu, condemned Raju’s remarks, saying they had offended both current and former members of the armed forces.
“His comments have caused outrage among former and presently serving Defence personnel. Even if he tries to claim that he didn’t make such comments, it is on social media and so he should apologise or else we will demand that action be taken by his party. Ex-servicemen will also work against him if he gets a chance to contest in the elections,” said Colonel Arasu.
Sellur Raju had made the controversial remarks while criticising a rally led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in support of Operation Sindoor and the Indian Defence forces.
“Did the Army men go and fight? It was the central government which brought all this technology. The Prime Minister bought and gave [it] when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asked for them. So first you need to appreciate the Prime Minister, but instead DMK is doing it for Army men. What kind of drama is this?” Raju had said.
When asked about Raju’s comments, Chief Minister Stalin dismissed them as irrelevant, calling the AIADMK leader a “joker”.