Viral video shows Vaiko demanding Rs 100 from party worker

Chennai: A Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) party cadre, who was trying to click a selfie with chief Vaiko on Wednesday, was turned away as he had failed to pay Rs 100. A video going viral on social shows Vaiko arriving at a venue in Ambur, Vellore, where party members were present in large numbers. Vaiko was headed to Krishnagiri when he stopped for a while at Ambur town on the Chennai-Bengaluru national highway.

The workers could be seen bursting crackers as Vaiko arrives. As soon as Vaiko disembarks from his SUV, party workers one by one approach Vaiko for selfies. The party chief readily obliges but only after collecting Rs 100 from each of them.

It may be noted here that the MDMK had recently launched a ‘selfie with Vaiko’ scheme under which the cadre is required to pay Rs 100 each to get the picture clicked. The idea behind the scheme is to collect funds for the party.

Meanwhile, the video shows Vaiko stopping an enthusiastic party worker from getting clicked with him, as hed had failed to hand over Rs 100 to him in advance. Vaiko asks the worker to pay the money but as he fails to do so, he refuses to get the selfie clicked.

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The video has triggered a controversy in the state of Tamil Nadu, with many criticising Vaiko to turning away an enthusiastic party worker just for Rs 100.

It may be recalled that the MDMK had earlier said that the party cadres should not felicitate the chief with a shawl but instead provide funds in the form of Rs 100 each to the party.

The MDMK said in an official release that the workers, who wish to get a photograph clicked with Vaiko, a Rajya Sabha MP, should pay a minimum donation of Rs 100.

“Party cadres should not henceforth honour our general secretary with a shawl,” the release said.

The party had also asked all its members to get themselves registered as life-time members as soon as possible.