Chennai, Sept. 6 -- BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday criticised the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu over the unveiling of late social reformer 'Periyar' E.V. Ramasamy's portrait on the University of Oxford campus in the United Kingdom. She said that Periyar cannot be set as a role model for the youngsters across the world as there are "so many negative things about him".

"It is not Oxford University...They have inaugurated the portrait at a college affiliated with Oxford University. The hall is rented by DMK functionaries. It is not connected with any academic activities or institutions," Soundararajan told ANI.

She said that though Periyar as other leaders talked about social justice, he has many negative things associated with ...