New Delhi: bjp Tuesday, tamil nadu The minister took exception to the remarks made about North Indian migrant workers, accusing the ruling DMK of repeatedly targeting immigrants and exacerbating social divisions in the state.The Bharatiya Janata Party was reacting to DMK Agriculture Minister MRK Panneer Selvam’s remarks at a party event in Chengalpattu, in which he mentioned that North Indians had low-paying jobs.“People from the north come here to clear tables, do construction work, sell panipuri. Since he only learned Hindi and there were no job opportunities there, he came here,” the minister said.In a post on X, the BJP said the remarks were derogatory and reflected a wider pattern within the DMK.“At a party event in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, DMK Agriculture Minister Shri MRK Panneer mocked North Indian immigrants as “table cleaners and panipuri hawkers”. In India today, people from every state work in various parts of the world – North, South and around the world. No job is trivial. No citizen is inferior,” the party said.The BJP claims such rhetoric is particularly dangerous at a time of violence against migrant workers in Tamil Nadu.“This is not an isolated misstep; it is a pattern. DMK leaders have repeatedly mocked migrant workers, especially because they are North Indian or speak Hindi. At a time when violence against innocent migrant workers is on the rise in Tamil Nadu, such remarks are reckless and dangerous, labeling the entire community as having ‘low standards’ and fueling hatred on the streets,” the post said.The party also questioned the silence of the leader of the opposition INDI coalition on the controversy.“Now a direct question to the Union of India: If you claim to stand for unity, human dignity and social justice, why are you maintaining this deafening silence? Is the coercive power of the Union more important than national unity? Are Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav supporting this hatred by remaining silent? Is this your idea of ​​justice? Is this dividing the votes of Indians? A complete disgrace!” the BJP said.There was no immediate response to the issue from the DMK or the BJP’s designated leader.Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief posted onAlthough attacks on North Indians have become rampant under the DMK regime, I strongly condemn DMK Minister Mr. MRK Panneer“North Indians come to Tamil Nadu just to sell panipuri, do construction work or clean tables,” mocked them at a meeting held at Maduranthakam in Chengalpattu district. The DMK minister must immediately seek a public apology from the people for his arrogant remarks.In Tamil land where we uphold equality and brotherhood with the philosophy of life of “Yadhum Oore, Yaavarum Keleer”, it is not only sad but also dangerous that DMK leaders continue to sow the seeds of hatred against North Indians. As DMK’s alliance partners, do the Congress Party and the Communist Party support DMK’s divisive politics that strives to divide the people into North and South along racial lines?In Bharat, where we have a unified cultural heritage “from the Himalayas to the Comorin”, the people will uproot and abandon this viper called DMK in the upcoming Assembly elections – which seizes power and authority by using the people of North India as a scapegoat! “
