Watch: Tamil Nadu Minister On Survey Carried On Shoulders By Fishermen

Denying reports that he refused to step in the water, Anitha R Radhakrishnan said "over-enthusiastic" fishermen lifted him on their own out of affection.

On a visit to inspect complaints of seashore erosion by fishermen, Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan may have managed to avoid stepping into muddy waters but he landed in controversy on Thursday. #WATCH | Fishermen carry Tamil Nadu Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan on shoulders after he refuses to step into the water during an inspection at Thiruvallur district where fishermen had complained of erosion. pic.twitter.com/55R7PTpk1j A video showing Mr Radhakrishnan being carried by fishermen from a boat to the shore on their shoulders in the Thiruvallur district has been widely shared on social media. The incident took place at the end of a survey for which he took a boat ride. Dressed in spotless white complete with matching sneakers, the minister was seen getting onto a chair kept in the water from the boat, before being carried to the shore.