Chennai, Apr 12 (PTI) The AIADMK women's wing will stage a protest here on April 16 condemning Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K Ponmudy for his alleged obscene and derogatory remarks against women, the party's general secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Saturday.

Women, religion and people of various religious beliefs were continuously insulted and the minister's derogatory remarks have gone to an all-time low, Palaniswami said and strongly condemned Ponmudy's comments on women and Shaivism and Vaishnavism 'symbols.'

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Although such "indecent acts" have become part of DMK's history, the people of Tamil Nadu will never accept such "disgusting and perverted views," the AIADMK leader said in a statement here.

"Ponmudi was the Minister of Higher Education in the past. His indecent speech has caused great pain and shock among the public," he said.

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In order to say that there is no place for such uncivilised politics in Tamil Nadu, on behalf of the AIADMK, the party's women's wing will hold a massive protest on April 16 in Chennai, he said.

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