‘With utmost concern, he advised me to…’: Tamilisai Soundararajan on viral video of her interaction with Amit Shah

On Wednesday, several BJP handles shared a video of an interaction between Amit Shah and Tamilisai Soundararajan while on stage at Chandrababu Naidu’s swearing-in as Andhra Pradesh CM.

Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Union Ministers Amit Shah and Chirag Paswan with BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan attend the swearing-in ceremony of Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, in Vijayawada, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (PTI Photo)

A day after a video clip of her interaction with Union Minister Amit Shah went viral, sparking speculations over what could be the reason behind a seemingly “public warning” to her, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan clarified Thursday that the home minister was advising her to carry out political responsibilities intensively.

Taking to social media platform X, Soundararajan, who is also a former Governor of Telangana, wrote: “Yesterday as I met our honourable Home Minister Sri @AmitShahji in AP for the first time after the 2024 elections. He called me to ask about post-poll follow-up and the challenges faced. As I was elaborating (on the matter), due to paucity of time with utmost concern, he advised (me) to carry out the political and constituency work intensively which was reassuring. This is to clarify all unwarranted speculations around….”

Yesterday as I met our Honorable Home Minister Sri @AmitShah ji in AP for the first time after the 2024 Elections he called me to ask about post poll followup and the challenges faced.. As i was eloborating,due to paucity of time with utmost concern he
adviced to carry out the…

— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) June 13, 2024

On Wednesday, several BJP handles shared a video of an interaction between Shah and Soundararajan while on stage at Chandrababu Naidu’s swearing-in as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. In the clip, Shah could seen telling her something while waging his finger. A section of BJP leaders interpreted this as Shah’s “admonishment” of her “unwarranted public comments” against current Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai.

Karthik Gopinath, state vice-president of the BJP’s social media cell, shared it on social media with the caption: “That looks like a strong admonishment from Amit Shah ji to Tamilisai akka. But what could be the reason for this ‘public’ warning? Unwarranted public comments?”

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram