{"id":13514,"date":"2026-08-18T03:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13514"},"modified":"2026-08-18T03:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:20:17","slug":"i-apologise-on-his-behalf-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-after-ministers-karunanidhi-reference-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13514","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I apologise on his behalf&#8217;: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay after minister&#8217;s Karunanidhi reference | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133310259,imgsize-929474,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-vijay-ani-photo.jpg\" alt=\"'I apologise on his behalf': Tamil Nadu CM Vijay after minister's Karunanidhi reference\" title=\"Vijay apologises on minister's behalf for his Karunanidhi reference\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Vijay apologises on minister's behalf for his Karunanidhi reference\">Vijay apologises on minister&#8217;s behalf for his Karunanidhi reference<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tamil Nadu chief minister C Vijay Joseph apologised in the assembly on Monday after a minister referred to former CM and DMK patriarch late M Karunanidhi by name without using the customary respectful honorific.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>State forest minister R V Ranjith Kumar\u2019s reference to the late DMK leader as \u201cKarunanidhi\u201d, without the traditional \u201cKalaignar\u201d (scholar), triggered protests from opposition DMK members.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Vijay intervened to defuse the tension, admitting that the reference was inappropriate and apologising on the minister\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cI apologise on his behalf,\u201d Vijay said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The row erupted during a debate on demands for grants for the health and revenue departments. <!-- -->Ranjith Kumar was criticising alleged cash-for-votes practices and referred to the controversial \u201cThirumangalam formula\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He claimed that up to Rs 1,500 per vote had been distributed in his Kancheepuram constituency during previous elections. He contrasted this with the current government, saying it came to power without distributing money for votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>While referring to past election tactics, Ranjith Kumar mentioned Karunanidhi without the customary \u201cKalaignar\u201d or \u201cformer chief minister\u201d prefix. DMK members, led by former minister K K S S R Ramachandran, immediately protested, citing the assembly\u2019s long-standing convention of using respectful titles for revered leaders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Vijay then halted the forest minister\u2019s speech and intervened to prevent the protest from escalating, acknowledging that referring to the late leader without the customary honorific was inappropriate.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/i-apologise-on-his-behalf-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-after-ministers-karunanidhi-reference\/articleshow\/133310237.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vijay apologises on minister&#8217;s behalf for his Karunanidhi reference Tamil Nadu chief minister C Vijay Joseph apologised in the assembly on Monday after a minister referred to former CM and DMK patriarch late M Karunanidhi by name without 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