Chennai, Aug. 15 -- Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran on Saturday clarified his remarks that had drawn criticism after he made a reference to the mother of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, saying his comments had been misrepresented for political purposes.

In a post on X, Nagendran said his remarks during the book release event of Oru Naadu 2.0 were not intended to target anyone.

"During the book release event of Oru Naadu 2.0, those who seek to twist and misrepresent the speech I delivered on stage for political gain--I wish to inform them that I did not speak targeting anyone with any ulterior motive," Nagendran said.

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