A video clip featuring a speech by K Annamalai, the Tamil Nadu BJP chief, has been circulating on social media. The clip has been accompanied by claims suggesting that Annamalai is advocating for gun violence. In the clip, Annamalai can be heard saying in Tamil, “(If) There are guns with you, there are bullets in those barrels and if there is Modi to issue the orders, you can just take those shots and return. Bharatiya Janata Party will take care of the rest in Tamil Nadu.” Many social media users argue that through this speech, Annamalai is promoting the use of guns for violence.
The clip was shared by Twitter user We Dravidians (@WeDravidians) on August 8. The tweet garnered close to 9 Lakh views and over 1,200 retweets. Tamil television anchor Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) also amplified the video, receiving over 75,000 views. Another user named Armaan (@Mehboobp1), who claims to be a Congress worker, shared the clip with a similar claim.
However, it should be noted that there are users who pointed out that the video shared by We Dravidians was clipped and lacked the context of Annamalai’s words. Various users shared a longer version of the speech in the comments section. Twitter user Vij Sriram (@sriramchennai07) shared the full-length video, which is 2.03 minutes long.
The full translation of the speech given by Annamalai is as follows: “…therefore for Mr. Prabhu and his family, on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a cheque for ₹10 Lakhs was given to his wife immediately from the party. This is just the beginning. You all have made a request to the Tamil Nadu government. I may not do so as I have stopped requesting the government. I believe that we can rather make do as individuals. If they (TN Govt) don’t give, our party men might as well collect those funds across Tamil Nadu. Therefore, today for his wife, the four-month-old baby girl, and their two-year-old sister. To the wives of those two people, we would like to say that we are giving this cheque of ₹10 Lakhs to take care of your immediate needs. Beyond that, we take the responsibility to educate those two children for the rest of their lives. We will take care of it, we the leaders of the party are there, it’s our responsibility. Why are we doing this? It is to send a strong message to every soldier on the border, that even if the government isn’t with you, we are with you. There are guns with you, there are bullets in those barrels and if there is Modi to issue the orders, you can just take those shots and return. Bharatiya Janata Party will take care of the rest in Tamil Nadu…”
The speech was originally given by Annamalai in February at a protest rally organized by the BJP’s ex-servicemen wing. The rally was held following the death of an Indian Army soldier M Prabhu, allegedly due to an assault by a DMK counselor. In context, it is clear that Annamalai was not advocating for gun violence, but rather referring to soldiers stationed at the borders. Previous confusion about the speech led to the sharing of misleading posts on social media. Therefore, the claim that Annamalai is calling for gun violence is false, as the words have been taken out of context from a longer speech.
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