Vinayagar idols depicting Tamil Nadu CM Vijay: BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran seeks arrest of TVK functionaries

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BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran has demanded the arrest of members of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for creating Lord Vinayagar idols resembling Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, framing the idols as an insult to religious sentiment.
The Hindu, which reports the story critically, presents it as a fresh flashpoint between the BJP and TVK, the party built around Vijay.
In a related broadside, Nagenthran also criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, showing the State BJP chief running parallel attacks against a regional rival and the national opposition at once.
No TVK response, police case, or arrest is reported so far, so it is unclear whether the demand will translate into legal action or remain political theater.
The dispute lands in a state where religious imagery in politics is already hotly contested, and the religious setting of Vinayagar worship gives such claims immediate emotional resonance.
Expect the arrest call to become a talking point in an escalating BJP–TVK confrontation.

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“transforming a religious icon revered and worshipped by millions of people for the purpose of promoting an individual and for political publicity demeaned the spiritual sentiments of the people”
[2]The Hindu — Tamil Nadu5d agoOpen at the quote ↗
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…of TVK founder and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and called for the arrest of the TVK functionaries who arranged for it. Alleging that the idols amounted to disrespecting the deity, Mr. Nagenthran said transforming a religious icon revered and worshipped by millions of people for the purpose of promoting an individual and for political publicity demeaned the spiritual sentiments of the people . He alleged that Mr. Vijay’s “silence” and failure to condemn such acts at the outset had resulted in such transgressions continuing. Mr. Nagenthran also called for the immediate removal of such idols, alleging that…

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TVK members arrest demands· immediate
Congress / Rahul Gandhi bjp criticism· immediate
BJP-TVK political rivalry in Tamil Nadu political polarization· weeks
Religious sentiment around Vinayagar worship in Tamil Nadu religious sentiment dispute· days

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