New Delhi: Days after an unverified audio clip of Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiyaga Rajan (PTR) was widely shared on social media by state functionaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the minister hit back saying the clip was “fabricated”. and there is “no malicious attempt” to divide Chief Minister MK Stalin and he will always succeed”.
ThePrint on Thursday informed of An audio clip purportedly of PTR had gone viral on social media, in which he was heard saying: “Both Udhay [Udhayanidhi Stalin, minister and son of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam head and CM Stalin] and saber [V. Sabareesan, the CM’s son-in-law] He has earned more money in a year… Now it is becoming a problem. How to handle it…”
Responding to the allegations, PTR, Saturday, Free The 2-page statement on Twitter stating that the clip was ‘fake’ is evident due to some irregularities at various points in the audio.
“Whatever I am and whatever I have done in public life is because of my leader, DMK President and Honorable Chief Minister MK Stalin,” the PTR said in the statement.
State President K. The BJP under the leadership of Annamalai also shared the audio making serious allegations of corruption against the DMK government in the state.
Earlier this month, Annamalai released a purported exposé titled DMK Files, in which he leveled allegations of money laundering against Sabarisan and sought details of investors in Udhayanidhi’s film production company Red Giant Movies. On Wednesday, Udhayanidhi, who is also an actor-producer, served a legal notice against the state BJP chief.
Meanwhile, the PTR said in its statement: “After failing to portray me as a villain in the public domain, there appears to be a change in strategy: I am portrayed as a lone warrior, a reluctant whistle-blower, a pseudo-martyr.” To portray as.
The PTS statement read, “I am a strong supporter of the right to free speech, which is important in any democratic country.”
He said he has never filed a police complaint for personal attacks, “let alone a defamation case”, except once.
“Many allegations have been leveled against me on social media in the last two years. From relatively minor charges such as being superior, obstruction, being unable to do one’s job, to very serious charges such as being corrupt indirectly through others, and finally being personally corrupt (eg every file I sign Collecting 1% for) ). As consistency is a mark of good character, I have never responded to any of these allegations.’
However, he added that this was an exception.
PTR also attacked “traditional media” for not verifying the clip before use. “The traction gained from publicly re-broadcasting discredited third-hand click-bait may well fuel the financial viability of online platforms, but it undermines the stature of traditional media in a democracy,” he added.
“We should not be surprised to see more audio and even video clips with more malicious content in the coming days and months,” he said in the statement.
(Editing by Anumeha Saxena)
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