"I asked OPS to Go and Sit Near Jaya's Tomb" Thuglak Editor Gurumurthy's Speech Creates Controversy

The Editor of Thuglak magazine Swaminathan Gurumurthy recollected Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Paneerselvam's "Dharma Yutham" which became viral after Jaya's death. In his course of the speech at the Thuglak Golden Jubliee function, Gurumurthy said, " Sasikala was finalized as the Chief Minister and all the arrangements were happening in a college. During that time, OPS came to me and asked 'What shall we do sir'. I asked him 'Are you a man, Sir?'. Go and sit near Jayalalitha's tomb. Some luck will happen'.

ஓபிஎஸ்ஸை பார்த்து நீங்கள்ளாம் ஆம்பிளையா என்று கேட்டேன் - குருமூர்த்தி pic.twitter.com/of6sILCjlS

— Savukku_Shankar (@savukku) November 24, 2019

The speech which Gurumurthy delivered on Sunday (November 24) became controversial and today the hashtag - #ஓபிஎஸ்நீங்கஆம்பளையா (OPSAreYouAMan) started trending on Twitter.  Meanwhile, Gurumurthy clarified the meaning of his speech via his twitter handle.  The translated version of his tweet is given below.

"While talking to OPS, I did not mention him specifically but all the AIADMK cadres in general. I asked why everybody was falling into Sasikala's feet without courage. Even OPS knows the meaning of my conversation. It was him who rescued AIADMK from Sasikala. I have a deep respect for him".

ஓ பி எஸ் சிடம் பேசிய போது அவரைத் தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் குறிப்பிடவில்லை. ஏன் அதிமுகவினர் துணிவில்லாமல் சசிகலா காலில் விழுகிறார்கள் என்கிற அர்த்தத்தில் தான் கேட்டேன். அது அவருக்கும் தெரியும். அவர் தான் அதிமுகவை சசிகலா விடமிருந்து காப்பாற்றினார். அவர் மேல் எனக்கு மிகவும் மரியாதை https://t.co/CGDH63thBQ

— S Gurumurthy (@sgurumurthy) November 25, 2019

Gurumurthy also added in his speech that only Rajinikanth can bring a change in Tamil Nadu and he is not someone who wants to earn money by becoming Chief Minister.