Dayanidhi Maran. File
| Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan
Chennai Central MP and senior DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, on Wednesday (January 14, 2026), said that while girls in Tamil Nadu were asked to study, their counterparts in North India were asked to stay at home, be in kitchen and bear children.
Participating in a function presided by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in Chennai, Mr. Maran said that the government functioning under the leadership of M.K. Stalin is a ‘Dravidian model’ government which functions with the ideology — “Ellarukum ellam” (everything for everyone).
Boys and girls in Tamil Nadu are expected to bear the laptops distributed by the State government and either face an interview or join post graduation with confidence, the DMK MP said. “In Tamil Nadu we tell women to study. But, what is told in the North India? They say girls should not go to work, should be at home, be in the kitchen, bear children, this is your job,” Maran stated
“…This is Tamil Nadu. This is Dravida Nadu. It is the land of (late DMK patriarch) M. Karunanidhi, (former Chief Minister) Anna and (Chief Minister) M.K. Stalin. In this soil, your (women’s) progress is the progress of Tamil Nadu. Why global companies come to Chennai? Because, everyone here is educated not only in Tamil but also in English,” he said.
Published – January 14, 2026 05:23 pm IST
