Controversy over DMK leader's alleged comments about Hindi speakers doing menial jobs
• DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran allegedly said that Hindi speakers from UP and Bihar migrate to Tamil Nadu to work in construction and clean toilets.
• BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala shared a video clip of Maran's comments and questioned leaders from UP and Bihar about their stance.
• Poonawala said Maran's comments were an attempt to "play the Divide and Rule card" and insult Hindi speakers and North Indians.
• This follows other controversial comments from DMK leaders about North Indians, including Nitish Kumar losing his cool over a translation request.
• Maran's alleged comments compared people who learn English versus only Hindi, saying the latter end up with jobs cleaning roads and toilets.