A political row erupted in Tamil Nadu after DMK MP Kanimozhi alleged that TVK MLA Arul Vignesh, who represents Kallakurichi, sent obscene text messages to the Kallakurichi District Collector, J. E. Padmaja. In a post on X on Monday, Kanimozhi said reports circulating on social media claimed the MLA had sent obscene messages to the Collector, gone to her home while drunk and harassed her, and that a dedicated security officer had subsequently been assigned to the Collector.

Source: The CSR Journal

Vignesh denied the allegations on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported. 'Everyone came to know of the rumours. I am clearly saying that I have not done anything. Rumours are rumours. It is not true,' he said, questioning how he could enter the Collector's residence, which he said has security guards and CCTV cameras.

Source: ANI via Daily Prabhat

The MLA said he was ready to undergo a test to establish that he had not committed any such act, and accused Kanimozhi of indulging in 'dirty politics'. 'We are here to serve people, not to answer such rumours,' he added, according to the ANI report.

School Education Minister Rajmohan announced on Tuesday that a comprehensive and impartial investigation would be initiated into the allegations, The CSR Journal reported. No official finding establishing the allegations has been reported, and no conclusion about the MLA's conduct can be drawn from the political statements alone; the matter remains contested, with the allegation, the denial and the promised inquiry all on record.