Audio clip of T.N. Minister Jagadeshwari ‘threatening’ TVK functionary goes viral

An audio clip of a conversation between Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Minister K. Jagadeshwari and a former TVK functionary, in which she allegedly threatens another TVK functionary has gone viral on social media.

The four-minute-long clip has Ms. Jagadeshwari talking over the phone to the now-suspended TVK functionary L. Rajaguru, allegedly a few days after the TVK came to power in May this year. Mr. Rajaguru was earlier the TVK party North West Union secretary. His suspension order was issued only on July 21, 2026 by the party Virudhunagar Central District secretary P. Chinnappar.

In the clip, Ms. Jagadeshwari can be heard asking Mr. Rajaguru whether he had visited the taluk office in Rajapalayam in her absence. He denies doing so, but points out that Lakshmanan, another party functionary, visited various offices in Rajapalayam and distributed sweets (celebrating the victory of the TVK).

After Mr. Rajaguru tells her that he is not on talking terms with Mr. Lakshmanan, Ms. Jagadeshwari says she will lodge a police complaint against Mr. Lakshmanan and put him behind bars.

While Ms. Jagadeshwari could not be reached for comment, one of her party functionaries confirmed the leaked clip was genuine.

The Social Welfare Minister was involved in another row in June when she complained to Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra that her name had been printed below that of S. Keerthana, her Cabinet colleague, contending that she was the ‘local Minister’ for Virudhunagar district.