DMDK chief Vijayakanth is facing flak for his alleged “uncivilised” behaviour with a group of journalists. He allegedly ‘spit and shouted’ at a journalist when asked if the ruling AIADMK would capture power in next assembly elections.
He was talking to reporters after participating in a blood donation camp held here by his party. When asked if the ruling AIADMK would capture power in next assembly elections, the actor-turned politician initially replied, “AIADMK will not capture power at all.”
Suddenly he flew into a rage and asked,”Can you pose this question to Jayalalithaa? You will not ask. You will be afraid! Are you journalists,” he allegedly said. The journalists claimed the angry leader also spat at them.
WATCH: DMDK chief VIjayakanth asks ‘Do you have guts to ask CM if AIADMK will win in 2016?’,then spits at media https://t.co/PdSDFZzFfG
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A scribe, however, calmly replied that reporters would ask questions if a press meet was convened by her.
Condemning Vijayakanth for his action, the Chennai Press Club in a statement demanded an open apology from the DMDK leader, failing which the media should not hesitate to avoid publishing news about him.
In a statement issued here, Consortium of Journalists in India (CJI) president N.B. Sethuraman, wondered whether Vijayakanth spat at his party’s television channel Captain TV.
Chennai Press Club has condemned Vijayakanth for this alleged misbehaviour with journalists and has asked him to openly apologise for “continuously” behaving in an “uncivilised” manner with them.
Press Club Joint Secretary Bharathi Tamizhan, in a statement said, it (club) wants Vijayakanth to reform himself by realising his “mistake”.