What was that slap for, MK Stalin?

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin has landed himself in a controversy over a simple ride on the newly inaugurated Chennai Metro. In an anonymous video that went viral on Thursday, Stalin can be seen slapping an unidentified fellow commuter and asking him to leave the metro. While no one knows what led to such a response from the MLA, state leaders and chief minister Jayalalithaa condemned the incident, calling it reprehensible. The DMK office later responded to the video, saying that the leader had "inadvertently touched" the commuter.

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