The video of Thuraiyur MLA and Deputy Speaker Ravishankar seemingly attacking Karthikumar, who had come to point out the issues in his area, went viral on social media.
However, Karthikumar, who had released the video, has alleged that Ravishankar did not hit him, but that Deputy Speaker Ravishankar issued death threats to him and his family.

A video of Karthikumar speaking about this has now been released. In that video, he says, "I submitted petitions to the municipality many times in my ward, asking for basic facilities. No action was taken. I also went to the Thuraiyur MLA office and submitted a petition there too. Even there, no one took any action.
Yesterday, when I happened to go to the Samayapuram temple, the vehicle stopped in front of the Deputy Speaker's house. I went to meet him and make my request. At that time, they got down from there and, without any inquiry, hit me with their hands, spoke very obscenely and disrespectfully, and took away everything from me, including my glasses and vehicle key.
I didn’t go there in the dead of night. I went only at 6:30. Thuraiyur MLA Ravishankar hit me. When he threw off my slippers and glasses, my 3-pavan chain that I was wearing was also missing.
After that, I went to the Manachanallur Government Hospital and got an OP ticket. I filed a complaint at the OP. The doctor on duty there did not pay any attention. He came back and asked who had hit me. I recorded, “Deputy Speaker, Thuraiyur MLA Ravi Shankar hit me.” But they have recorded it as being hit by an unidentified person there.

While this was happening, Manachanallur Inspector Kripanidhi came and took me to the police station. At the police station, he said that a complaint had been filed saying I had beaten someone, and threatened me, saying, “I will remand you.”
They forcibly took me to the Deputy Speaker’s house, made me sit there, and threatened me. “If you do not speak as we say, we will kill your family too; if I say so, Pusshi Anand will do anything,” he threatened.
After this, they made me sit with the Deputy Speaker and speak as they wanted, and took 6 or 7 takes of the video.
They forced me to speak and recorded a video while I was in an awkward situation there; I did not give it willingly. Out of fear for my life and to protect my family, I spoke exactly what they had written for me. I did not give that video of my own free will.
They are speaking slanderously about me on social media; I am not someone who takes money," he said.
