chennai sources stated that tamilnadu minister for Co-operation, Sellur K Raju, said on friday that the social reforms triggered by Dravida Kazhagam (DK) founder EV Ramaswamy, popularly known as periyar, enabled the remarriage of Rajinikanth's daughter. Raju was responding to reporters in madurai on the controversy over actor Rajinikanth's recent comments at the 50th anniversary function of tamil magazine "Thuglak" about a rally in salem in tamilnadu led by periyar in 1971.
Reportedly Rajini is being misguided by somebody. His daughter has got married for a second time. The change was due to Periyar. Would they have accepted earlier based on their religion," Raju asked. At the Thuglak function, rajinikanth had said that "in 1971, naked images of Lord Rama and Sita were allegedly displayed in a rally led by periyar in Salem". He said that whatever happened in that rally was reported by the media at the time.
Moreover Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) has registered a complaint with the coimbatore police against rajinikanth for defaming the DK founder. Perhaps the DVK complained that Rajinikanth's statement was false and urged the police to file a case against him. The DVK also threatened protests outside the theatres showing the actor's latest movie "Darbar" if he did not apologise and the DK does not agree with Rajinikanth's statement that naked images of Lord Rama and Sita were allegedly displayed in a rally led by periyar in Salem.
