Chennai, Sept. 27 -- Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday slammed Tamil Nadu Minister TRB Rajaa's remarks on "difference" between being a woman in his State and those of northern India. He alleged that DMK did not respect women.

"DMK doesn't respect women. It's a member of the same alliance whose party spewed hatred against PM Modi's mother. They are trying to divide the North and the South. It will not happen," Nagenthran told reporters.

At an event in Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai on Friday, TRB Rajaa had said that there was a significant difference between being a woman in Tamil Nadu and in any other state in India, adding that the socio-economic conditions of women in North India remained dismal.

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