Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president C Joseph Vijay on Saturday accused DMK president MK Stalin of making “indecent” remarks about TVK’s Dharapuram bypoll candidate P Sathyabama.In a post on X, Vijay alleged Stalin mocked Sathyabama’s appearance at a Friday campaign meeting in Dharapuram. TVK leaders called the comments body-shaming. Vijay described the DMK as a “force of evil” and said voters would reply in the October 6 bypoll.TVK minister Aadhav Arjuna filed a complaint with the chief electoral officer against Stalin.

He said the party would also file a criminal complaint if the remarks continued.Sathyabama, a former AIADMK MLA, resigned and joined the TVK and is contesting the bypoll on its ticket. The DMK has fielded S Suganya, while the AIADMK’s candidate is K Bhanumathi.Vijay said he could tolerate attacks on himself but would not stay silent on remarks about women. The controversy has become the main talking point in the final days of campaigning.