Chennai, 24 Aug

Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Sunday hit out at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay for speaking in an "immature" manner and said the actor should think if he should use intemperate language just because he has launched a political party.

Answering a question on actor-politician Vijay addressing Chief Minister MK Stalin as "uncle", the minister said the CM has a history of 50 years in public life and he heads the ruling DMK party as well.

Vijay and his supporters should ponder and "realise" if using an inappropriate term against the CM was acceptable, Anbil Mahesh said, adding the TVK chief's family had a good relationship with late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, CM Stalin and Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin as well.

Citing the speech of the actor-politician, the minister said that Vijay spoke in an immature fashion.

In Madurai, meanwhile, DMK office-bearers put up wall posters condemning Vijay for his "uncle remark" and asked him to restrain himself.

On 23 August, Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam lashed out at Vijay for addressing Stalin as uncle and said the actor lacked political decorum.

Cinema and politics were not the same and the actor, probably swayed by the gathering of his fans, spoke as if he was delivering a dialogue in a film, the minister said.