Clerics were publicly vilified and humiliated, their vestments were taken and desecrated. The clergy were publicly vilified and humiliated, their vestments taken and desecrated. According to Alex Alvarez, Pol Pot "portrayed himself as a misunderstood and unfairly vilified figure". In later years, Trotsky frequently defended Luxemburg, claiming that Joseph Stalin had vilified her. Madikizela-Mandela's daughter Zenani attacked those who "vilified" her mother, calling them hypocrites. For decades, Chomsky has vilified his critics as only a world class linguist can. She was vilified by Brazilian society, with many accusing her of breaking up his marriage. The government blamed traders for failing to observe pricing guidelines and vilified "women merchants". Uninvited, Sati reached the yajna-site, where Daksha ignored Sati and vilified Shiva. He said that Mankiewicz had been vilified and deserved an apology. Sir Thomas Tresham of Rushton was vilified as 'the most odious man' in Northamptonshire. The incident was controversial, and Lost Cause supporters vilified Turchin. Hanson claimed to have been vilified over campaign funding. From that point on, Qin was constantly vilified by Chinese historians. Schettino was vilified in extensive media coverage, that dubbed him "Captain Coward" and "Captain Calamity".