'Jobless Barbers': DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran Hands Fresh Fodder To BJP Amid Row Over 'Hindi Speakers Clean Toilets' Remark

Days after the emergence of a controversial video in which he can be heard saying that Hindi speakers from UP and Bihar coming to Tamil Nadu end up cleaning roads and toilets, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran is now again at the crosshairs of the BJP for a remark wherein he used the phrase 'Jobless barbers catch hold of cats to shave its fur'.

Responding to a question about old videos of him and other DMK leaders making controversial remarks on North Indians going viral on social media, Maran claimed that those people spreading the videos, especially BJP leaders, are trying to extract "political mileage" out of them.

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"There is a saying, 'Jobless barbers catch hold of cats to shave its fur'. These people want to create some kind of ruckus, particularly the IT wing of the BJP, which is involved in this. They are trending it at the national level for their political mileage, which will not materialise," he stated.

Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla slammed the DMK MP for displaying an "elitist and casteist mindset" in his latest remarks.

"After insulting Sanatan, Hindu Dharma, North Indians and Hindi, Maran now insults barbers and displays his elitist and casteist mindset. Instead of apologising, Dayanidhi Maran calls those spreading and reacting to his rants on North Indian Brothers and Sisters the work of a 'Jobless Barber'. Rahul Baba is busy doing photo ops with kisan, mechanics, etc Will he say if this statement is part of 'Mohabbat ki Dukaan'?" Poonawalla posted on X.

DMK at it again
After insulting Sanatan, Hindu Dharma & North Indians, Hindi now Maran insults barbers & displays his elitist & casteist mindset

Instead of apologising, Dayanidhi Maran calls those spreading & reacting to his rants on North Indian Brothers and Sisters the work… pic.twitter.com/YUyFxvHw2X

— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) January 1, 2024

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai also lashed out at Maran's 'jobless barber' remark and said that the DMK MP excels at "degrading someone by profession or language".

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"Degrading someone by profession or language seems to be the only thing DMK MP Thiru Dayanidhi Maran excels in. Instead of apologising, Thiru Dayanidhi Maran calls those spreading and reacting to his rants on our North Indian brothers and sisters the work of a "jobless barber.". With this constant degrading, it is only evident that even the continuous taste of electoral defeat doesn't seem to shake the resolve of the leaders in the I.N.D.I. Alliance," Annamalai said in a post on X.

(With inputs from ANI)