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Politics

BJP can't capture Valluvar by painting him saffron, says TVK

Reported by Dt Next 12 Oct 2026, 8:29 am IST 1 min read

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Hours after Chief Minister and TVK president C Joseph Vijay shared a cordial public platform with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders, including the party’s state president Nainar Nagenthran, the ruling TVK on Sunday hit out at the BJP over the depiction of Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar in saffron, accusing it of attempting to appropriate a universal cultural icon for a particular religious identity.

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Section: Politics
Places: Tamil Nadu
First reported by: Dt Next
Reporter: dt next bureau
Published: Monday, 12 October 2026, 8:29 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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