“Anti-Hindi Party DMK MLA Ezhilan Reaches Out To Hindi Speaking People Ahead Of Elections”, The Commune, March 17, 2026
“In a striking display of electoral desperation that has set social media abuzz, Dr. N. Ezhilan Naganathan, sitting MLA from Thousand Lights constituency, Chennai, and a key functionary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) which has for a long time has an anti-Hindi stance, was recently caught on camera engaging in a conversation with Hindi-speaking visitors, switching between Tamil and Hindi, in an apparent outreach effort ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections.
DMK is known for belittling Hindi speakers and derogating them with words like ‘panipuri seller’ and what not.
The video shared by the MLA shows him chatting up Hindi-speaking people in his constituency, asking them which state they are from, cracking jokes about the Taj Mahal being in Chennai, and enthusiastically mentioning a program of Guru Maharaji (Rajendra Singh Ji) being held in the area…….”
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