Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday responded to criticism over a gesture during his speech in the state assembly that was interpreted to mock Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin injury, saying his body language was unintentional, not targeted at anyone and that there was no "ulterior motive" behind it.The chief minister also made remarks referring to the MISA Act and the Sarkaria Commission. (TN Assembly)At the end of his 45-minute speech in the state assembly that targeted the main opposition DMK over alleged corruption, Vijay held his jaw with one hand as if to lift it, a gesture that was seen by some to mock Stalin, who suffered a jaw fracture in an assault by the police following his arrest under the draconian Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the Emergency.Also Read | 'No one should get up and run away': CM Vijay dares DMK to listen to his reply on law and order concerns in Tamil NaduThe Communist Party of India (CPI) Marxist and Communist Party of India, which extend 'outside' support to the ruling TVK government, took exception to Vijay’s conduct.CPI (M) state secretary P Shanmugam slammed the chief minister for bodyshaming his predecessor, describing it as an “irresponsible act”."It is a well-known fact that during the Emergency, massive protests took place to protect democracy in India. However, during the Emergency, former chief minister M K Stalin was severely assaulted by the police and his jaw was fractured. Body shaming or making derogatory marks about someone's appearance, regardless of who does it, is condemnable," Shanmugam said in a post on social media on Tuesday.Also Read | 'Roll camera, action': Udhayanidhi Stalin takes swipe at CM Vijay after fiery assembly sessionThe two Left parties had contested the state elections as part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance in the April 23 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu and won two seats, each. But when it appeared that the DMK would not be able to form the government, both decided to offer 'outside' support to TVK.Shanmugam said turning the assembly into a platform for personal attacks that do not help public welfare was 'unethical'.Ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK stages walkoutVijay on Monday displayed ED documents relating to TASMAC during the DMK government, detailing its findings. Vijay said former DMK minister V Senthil Balaji and his brother Ashok Kumar were also involved in the corruption under the retail of liquors.Referring to the report of the Sarkaria Commission, which had cited 2.5 per cent corruption in tenders during the term led by the then DMK President M Karunanidhi, Vijay said, “Financial irregularities were done in an organised manner and claimed it is a ‘scientific corruption’ that has taken place in the DMK regime."DMK MLAs reportedly raised slogans and surrounded Speaker JCD Prabhakar's podium in the Assembly on Monday, demanding that Vijay's remarks based on the ED documents be expunged. The Speaker rejected the demand, following which the opposition MLAs continued their protest inside the House.Amid the DMK sloganeering, state law minister C T R Nirmal Kumar defended Vijay's remarks, while Leader of the House Sengottaiyan demanded action against the protesting legislators. Speaker JCD Prabhakar subsequently directed the watch and ward staff to evict the DMK MLAs, who were removed from the Assembly by House marshals.