The Delhi Assembly received two bomb threat emails on Monday, 13 April, warning Brahmins to stay away from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the ruling regional party in Tamil Nadu, ahead of polls.
One threat email was received on the official ID of Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, and the other was sent to Speaker Vijender Gupta's email.
In the threat mail, the sender wrote in Hindi: “No Brahmin should join the DMK. If he does, he must strip naked and chant ‘Periyar Ambedkar Zindabad’ (long live Periyar Ambedkar). Only then will he be allowed to join us.”
“Mr S. V. Shekhar is a Brahmin who has joined DMK,” the email threat said. “Now your assembly will be blown up because you have sent him as a BJP Brahmin agent to South India and DMK.”
Tamil Nadu will head to the polls in a single phase on 23 April, with counting scheduled for 4 May. The 2026 Assembly election is expected to see a contest between the ruling DMK, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and a new entrant—Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)—led by actor Vijay.
In March this year, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta received a bomb threat mail which threatened to blow up the Assembly building as well as the Vidhan Sabha Metro Station in the national capital, hours before Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's Budget presentation.
Previous bomb threats to Delhi Assembly
The bomb threat in March prompted a thorough inspection of the Delhi Assembly premises. News wire ANI also reported that a sniffer dog squad was deployed to carry out inspections.
The mail also contained threats to Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, ANI had reported at that time – citing the office of the Delhi Assembly Speaker.
