Nirmal Kumar criticises presence of Nainar Nagenthran at government event
Minister C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar has publicly criticized the presence of BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran at a government event in Chennai. He argued that the seating protocol was inappropriate because Nagenthran holds no elected legislative office.
Why it matters
The incident underscores tensions regarding political protocol and the separation of party influence from official government functions.
Minister for Energy Resources and Law C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar criticised the presence of BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran at a Union government event in Chennai.
During a press meet here on Sunday, he questioned the protocol under which Mr. Nainar Nagenthran was seated despite not being an MLA or MP.
Calling it a ‘wrong precedent”, he said government programmes should not be used to promote party functionaries.
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