Chennai, May 31 -- Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) General Secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth on Sunday responded sharply to criticism surrounding comments made about her by Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna.

Premalatha said that she initially did not understand the meaning of the word "Dhurandhar" when it was used to describe her. She noted that Aadhav Arjuna had remarked that she was a "Dhurandhar" in the secular victory alliance.

Addressing a press conference, she said, "What does 'Dhurandhar' mean? First of all, I did not understand its meaning. The word itself is a Hindi word. Who knows? One can answer it in a second."

Premalatha then responded with the phrase, "Hindi theriyadhu poda" ("I don't know Hindi, go away"), drawing...