{"id":6568,"date":"2026-04-21T15:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/tamil-nadu-polls-dmk-leader-dhivya-sathyaraj-says-tvk-supporters-hurled-slippers-at-her-during-election-campaign-in-chennai-chennai-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:07:28","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-dmk-leader-dhivya-sathyaraj-says-tvk-supporters-hurled-slippers-at-her-during-election-campaign-in-chennai-chennai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/tamil-nadu-polls-dmk-leader-dhivya-sathyaraj-says-tvk-supporters-hurled-slippers-at-her-during-election-campaign-in-chennai-chennai-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu Polls: DMK leader Dhivya Sathyaraj says TVK supporters hurled slippers at her during election campaign in Chennai | Chennai 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-130414092,imgsize-29202,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/dhivya-sathyaraj.jpg\" alt=\"DMK leader Dhivya Sathyaraj says TVK supporters hurled slippers at her during election campaign in Chennai\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CHENNAI: DMK IT wing deputy general secretary and daughter of actor Sathyaraj, Dhivya Sathyaraj said TVK supporters threw slippers at her when she was campaigning in Chennai.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>&#8220;When I was campaigning in Nungambakkam for Thousand Lights MLA N Ezhilan on Monday evening, a group of TVK supporters who gathered there threw slippers at me. <!-- -->I was caught completely off-guard.<!-- --> They also verbally abused me with words that I haven&#8217;t heard in my entire life. Most of them who abused me were minors,&#8221; Dhivya Sathyaraj told ToI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Recalling the incident, she said it was &#8220;horrific&#8221; and a first of its kind experience after she entered politics. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t use any harsh words against TVK president Vijay. I was campaigning about the achievements of DMK govt. Even when I campaigned in Perambur I didn&#8217;t receive such a treatment,&#8221; Dhivya said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>She insisted Vijay to politicise her supporters and to respect women. &#8220;They are speaking ill about women. Even his wife Sangeetha is not spared. He should ask his supporters to stop abusing women,&#8221; Dhivya said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/dmk-leader-dhivya-sathyaraj-says-tvk-supporters-hurled-slippers-at-her-during-election-campaign-in-chennai\/articleshow\/130413871.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHENNAI: DMK IT wing deputy general secretary and daughter of actor Sathyaraj, Dhivya Sathyaraj said TVK supporters threw slippers at her when she was campaigning in Chennai.&#8220;When I was campaigning in Nungambakkam for Thousand Lights MLA N Ezhilan on Monday evening, a group of TVK supporters who gathered there threw slippers at me. 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