Hours before the Election Commission of India announced the poll schedule for five states that are going to polls in April next, in Tamil Nadu there is no respite from crime against women and children, with sexual predators roaming unfettered during the DMK regime. The opposition accuses the police of lethargic handling of such sensitive cases, alleging that their hands are tied by DMK masters.
Tamil Nadu has been in the news for back-to-back sexual assaults involving school girls, college girls, single women, and others in the last four days, making headlines in upcountry media. Without the buzz losing its decibel, in Coimbatore, a police official was held for sexual harassment of women constables reporting to him. It is a typical case where a senior police official, T Senthil Kumar (54), Commandant of the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) IV Battalion at Kovaipudhur in Coimbatore, was arrested on March 14 on sexual harassment charges. Senior officials had received a large number of complaints against him in December 25 and January this year. The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) that probed the same found the charges to be true and recommended his suspension. He was subsequently placed under suspension from service on February 12. Following this, a woman police constable lodged a complaint against Senthil Kumar for sexual harassment at the All Women Police Station, Coimbatore South, on March 12. Based on that, he was arrested after a case was filed against him.
On the night of March 15, when an elderly woman (66) from a village near Gorimedu in Salem stepped out of her house to have tea, two intoxicated youths allegedly approached her, threatened her with a knife, and attempted to sexually assault her. When she screamed for help, nearby residents rushed to the spot. On seeing the crowd, the two accused fled the scene. Police later registered a case and launched a search operation. A 26-year-old man identified as Ravikumar has since been arrested in connection with the attempted assault. Authorities said the accused was allegedly under the influence of ganja/cannabis at the time of the incident. The victim, who sustained injuries during the attack, is currently undergoing treatment at the Salem Government Hospital.
In another case, a government doctor, Om Prakash, was arrested for promising to help a medical student from Ooty pass the examination, confining her in a hotel room, and sexually assaulting her.
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தேர்வில் வெற்றிபெற வைப்பதாக கூறி ஹோட்டலில் வைத்து ஊட்டி மருத்துவ மாணவியை பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை செய்ததாக அரசு மருத்துவர் ஓம் பிரகாஷ் என்பவர் கைது#Ooty #Student #Police #ThanthiTV pic.twitter.com/3EAH7nQyCg
— Thanthi TV (@ThanthiTV) March 16, 2026
In another incident, a youth was thrashed by the public after he allegedly attempted to misbehave with a woman under the guise of offering her help on his bike in Kalasapakkam, Tiruvannamalai district. He was later handed over to the police.
#NewsUpdate || இளம்பெண்ணுக்கு பாலியல் தொல்லை#Tiruvannamalai | #Kalasapakkam | #WomenSafety | #CrimeNews | #DMKFails | #LawAndOrder | #NEWSJ pic.twitter.com/6cK9Abnmj5
— NewsJ (@NewsJTamil) March 14, 2026
In the past, in most sexual assault, drug smuggling, and land-grabbing cases, the accused were allegedly from the DMK or its allies like VCK. They exploit their proximity to those in political power to indulge in various crimes while the police remain silent spectators. Most surprisingly, they were rewarded with party positions. A DMK official who has been accused by 38 women, with official complaints given to the police, has been promoted within the party.
DMK official who has been accused by 38 woman officially and given official complaint to the police has been promoted in the party.
All Pombala Porrikies in the party it seems. https://t.co/qt47SR9JTK
— Indu Makkal Katchi (off) (@Indumakalktchi) March 14, 2026
A netizen commented on X, stating: “They just BUSTED Youth Leader R. Rajiv Gandhi RED-HANDED — inappropriate WhatsApp chats with a woman party worker LEAKED everywhere! March 13, 2026 — BOOM! DMK instantly DEMOTES him from Student Wing Secretary → dumped to some boring ‘joint secretary for policy propagation’ post! 30-something lawyer, eyeing Coimbatore South ticket, now crying ‘FAKE! Instagram DM generator scam!’ Rivals ROASTING him non-stop, complaints pouring in, screenshots going SUPER VIRAL — but DMK top brass? TOTAL SILENCE! Youth wing drama heating up before 2026 polls — is this the beginning of the END for DMK’s young face?”
SHOCKING DMK SCANDAL EXPLODES! 😱🔥
They just BUSTED Youth Leader R. Rajiv Gandhi RED-HANDED — inappropriate WhatsApp chats with a woman party worker LEAKED everywhere! 📸💦
March 13, 2026 — BOOM! DMK instantly DEMOTES him from Student Wing Secretary → dumped to some boring… pic.twitter.com/jh93WNKCAi
— Nadodi Mannan 🛕🚩🇮🇳 (@NadodiMannanYt) March 15, 2026
BJP Mahila Wing chief and Tamil Nadu MLA Vanathi Srinivasan, in a post on X, condemned the attack, saying women and children are unsafe in the state. “On hearing this incident, my body is shivering. During the five years of DMK, drug consumption has touched an alarming proportion. This is an example of its bad impact on society. During the last one week, it has been the same news of women or children being sexually assaulted or harassed. CM Stalin thundered that he would curb crime against women with an iron fist, which is only rhetoric.”
சேலம் மாவட்டம் கோரிமேடு பகுதியில், கஞ்சா போதையில் இருந்த சில இளைஞர்கள், 66 வயது மூதாட்டியைக் கத்தியைக் காட்டி மிரட்டி பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை செய்ய முயன்றதாக வெளியாகியுள்ள செய்தியைப் படிக்கும் போதே உடல் கூசுகிறது. கடந்த ஐந்தாண்டுகால @arivalayam ஆட்சியில் பெருகி வரும் கஞ்சா புழக்கம்,…
— Vanathi Srinivasan (@VanathiBJP) March 16, 2026
Taking to social media, one netizen said: “SHOCKING BREAKING: Tamil Nadu drowning in GANJA TSUNAMI under MK Stalin’s useless rule! Drugged-up lunatics waving sickles inside a government maternity ward in Kattumannarkoil hospital — threatening screaming mothers and terrified doctors! Stalin thundered from the stage: ‘I will make Tamil Nadu drug-free!’ Reality? Ganja cheaper than tea at roadside stalls! Addicts rampaging through schools, hospitals, and offices — attacking innocent people daily! Law and order? Completely dead under DMK!”
SHOCKING BREAKING: Tamil Nadu drowning in GANJA TSUNAMI under MK Stalin's useless rule! 😱🚨
Drugged-up lunatics waving SICKLES inside a GOVERNMENT MATERNITY WARD in Kattumannarkoil hospital — threatening screaming mothers & terrified doctors! 😡🩸
Stalin thundered from stage:… https://t.co/bLnBzqKYfX
— Nadodi Mannan 🛕🚩🇮🇳 (@NadodiMannanYt) March 16, 2026
Another netizen, in a post on X, said: “During 2024–25 under the DMK rule, there were 512 murders, 687 robberies, 445 sexual assault cases, 799 burglaries, and 551 drug abuse-related cases.”
தமிழகத்தில் குற்றங்களின் புள்ளிவிவரம்…!🚨
2024–2025 காலகட்டத்தில் திமுக ஆட்சியில் பதிவான முக்கிய குற்றச் சம்பவங்கள் குறித்து தரவுகள் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளன…!📊
விவரங்கள்:
🔹 கொலை – 512
🔹 கொள்ளை – 687
🔹 பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை – 445
🔹 திருட்டு – 799
🔹 போதைப்பொருள் வழக்குகள் – 551 pic.twitter.com/cthnRJozI0— தளபதி பிரியா (@Sanmugapriya51) March 15, 2026
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran told media persons: “Be it a 2-year-old child or a 60-year-old grandmother, no one is safe in the DMK government. No safety. No control over drugs. No monthly EB calculation.”
Be it 2-year-old child or 60-year-old grandma, no one is safe in the DMK govt.
No safety.
No control over drugs.
No monthly EB calculation.Especially I don't want to comment anything on Vijay, says BJP TN president Shri @NainarBJP
pic.twitter.com/Sfbi8NKKcU— Sanghi Prince 🚩 (@SanghiPrince) March 15, 2026
BJP leader K Annamalai, in a post on X, said: “During the DMK’s five-year rule, there were 8,008 murders, 2,080 sexual assaults, and 39,999 cases of crimes against children under POCSO registered. The Tamil Nadu government, which conducted post-mortems on 41 bodies in the Karur stampede, could not find the culprit in the Vilathikulam schoolgirl rape and murder case. The CM remains oblivious to all this but is busy sharing reels daily.”
திமுக ஆட்சிக்கு வந்த கடந்த ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளில், 8,008 கொலைகள், 2,080 பாலியல் குற்றங்கள், குழந்தைகளுக்கு எதிரான குற்றங்களில் 39,999 போக்சோ வழக்குகள் பதிவாகியிருக்கின்றன. விளாத்திகுளம் சிறுமி பாலியல் தாக்குதலுக்கு ஆளாகி கொலை செய்யப்பட்டதற்குக் காரணமான குற்றவாளிகளை இன்னும் கைது… https://t.co/S2jBWAarVU
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) March 14, 2026
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to file a status report regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking a CBI investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a 17-year-old Class 12 student in Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi district.
