Chennai, May 22 -- Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna on Friday slammed Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader A Raja over his "bent coconut tree" jibe at Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Indian Union Muslim League and said the DMK leader should apologise for his comments.

He said the coalition government led by actor-turned-politician Vijay has proven it is keeping its promises.

"As a coalition government, we have proven that we keep our promises. The political pattern set by the DMK and AIADMK over the past 50 years no longer exists. We have IUML and VCK in the Cabinet, which reflects the ideology of Periyar... A Raja's tweet is condemnable, and he should offer a public apology. Kanimozhi, who always speaks for women's rights, sh...