PR Sundaram, the MP from Namakkal, made the remarks while tearing into opposition DMK leader M Karunanidhi for suggesting that Ms Jayalalithaa should step down and rest as she was unwell.
“Karunanidhi wants Amma to take rest. What’s your age? He’s 93 and he says he wants to live for 100 years. He doesn’t want to hand over power to his son,” sneered Mr Sundaram.
“As an MP I have to be restrained. If anyone speaks about revolutionary leader Amma’s health, his tongue will be cut off,” he spat.
Ms Jayalalithaa’s 10-day absence from work earlier this month fueled huge speculation and provoked several pointed comments from rival parties.
While the DMK said the 67-year-old should quit, Congress leader EVKS Ilangovan demanded that the government clarify whether she was unwell. The Chief Minister resumed work on July 15.
Her party denies that the leader plans to travel abroad for a liver transplant, attributing those reports to vendetta by the opposition DMK.
Ms Jayalalithaa was sworn in on July 4 as a state legislator after she won a by-election with a record margin.
That election was needed to formalize her return as Chief Minister; her third term had interrupted when she was jailed on charges of corruption last year, which meant she was disqualified as an elected representative.
After she was acquitted in May, she returned to office. The government of neighbouring Karnataka has appealed against her acquittal in the Supreme Court.
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