Chennai, April 11 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) Deputy General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi condemned her own party's Minister K Ponmudy on Friday for making alleged derogatory and "vulgar" remarks against women and certain sects of Hinduism. Ponmudy has been relieved from his duties as the party's Deputy General Secretary since then.

"Minister Ponmudy's recent speech is unacceptable. Regardless of the reason for the speech, such vulgar remarks are condemnable," DMK's Deputy General Secretary said in a post on X.

https://x.com/KanimozhiDMK/status/1910544605633810537

Meanwhile, opposition parties, such as the AIADMK and the BJP, condemned the remarks of the DMK Minister.

"He is a disgrace to the public, and people like h...