India, March 26 -- Former advisor of the late APJ Abdul Kalam and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supporter Ponraj Vellaichamy sparked a huge row on social media for his derogatory remarks referring to female cadres of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as 'prostitutes.' Several members of TVK have publicly slammed the comments made by Ponraj after the comments surfaced on social media. Actor-turned-politician and TVK chief Vijay has now reacted to the comments, slamming Ponraj and the DMK government for shielding him.

Taking to his X account, Vijay wrote a strongly worded statement in Tamil, which roughly translates to: "A mercenary individual, functioning as a supporter of the DMK with words that fall short of honoring and praising my ...