T.N. Minister Vanni Arasu mistook NCC slogan ‘Jai Hind, Sriman’ for ‘Jai Sriram’: BJP leader

Mr. Nagenthran urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to intervene and restrain his Ministers from making “anti-Hindu comments” among the students

Updated – July 28, 2026 06:12 pm IST – CHENNAI

The Hindu Bureau

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BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran, in a social media post on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), contended Tamil Nadu Minister for Social Justice Vanni Arasu had mistaken the NCC slogan ‘Jai Hind, Sriman!’ for ‘Jai Sriram!’ and made what he described as “anti-Hindu comments”.

Mr. Nagenthran said the Minister had mistaken the slogan raised by NCC cadets in a school function recently and made certain comments, which “exposed the Minister’s hatred against Hinduism and the BJP”. He also claimed the Minister was unable to distinguish between the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and the Scout movement.

Only govt. has changed, not scenes: Nainar Nagenthran

Mr. Nagenthran urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to intervene and restrain his Ministers from making “anti-Hindu comments” among the students, who were to be raised in the spirit of equality and fraternity.

இந்து மதத்தின் மீதுள்ள வெறுப்பு, உங்கள் ஐம்புலன்களையும் ஒடுக்கிவிட்டதா அமைச்சர் திரு. @VanniTamizhVCK அவர்களே?

சமீபத்தில் நீங்கள் கலந்து கொண்ட பள்ளி விழாவில் “ஜெய்ஹிந்த் ஸ்ரீமான்” என NCC மாணவர்கள் உங்களுக்கு வரவேற்பளித்ததை, “ஜெய் ஸ்ரீராம்” என தவறாகப் புரிந்து கொண்டு, பள்ளி… pic.twitter.com/jHEHNmajSM

— Nainar Nagenthran (@NainarBJP) July 28, 2026

Published – July 28, 2026 05:25 pm IST

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T.N. Minister Vanni Arasu mistook NCC slogan ‘Jai Hind, Sriman’ for ‘Jai Sriram’: BJP leader