Madurai, April 11 -- AIADMK leader Sellur Raju on Friday slammed Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K Ponmudy's controversial remarks on Hinduism and women, accusing him of having a habit" of making disrespectful remarks about women.

"Minister Ponmudi has made it a habit to continually speak disrespectfully about women and marginalized communities," Raju told reporters.

AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan also criticised Ponmudy as a "disgrace" to the public and a "true representation" of DMK.

Condemning Ponmudy's reported controversial remarks on women and Hinduism, the AIADMK leader said that they go to any extent to mock a religious belief and practices of a particular section, that too particularly with respect to Hindu religious be...