Udhayanidhi Stalin Arrested After Alleged Double-Meaning Remark About Vijay and Trisha at Cauvery Protest
The TVK sought National Commission for Women action and an apology, while BJP leaders called the double-meaning comment vulgar and demanded his arrest.
- On Monday, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin courted controversy in Thanjavur by making an offensive double-entendre remark alluding to actor Trisha during a protest gathering.
- Amid a protest regarding the Cauvery dispute, Udhayanidhi took a swipe at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, pausing to respond after crowd chants of "Trisha, Trisha."
- TVK MLA Rhevanth Charan condemned the remark as "disgusting" and "unacceptable," while Tamil Nadu BJP chief spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy called it "obscene, vulgar and shameful."
- The TVK has written to the National Commission for Women seeking legal action, formal cognisance, and an unconditional public apology from Udhayanidhi.
- Questioning whether courts will punish the speech or grant bail, Thirupathy highlighted the ongoing social media backlash surrounding the DMK leader's comments.
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Tamil Nadu: Police arrest DMK MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin over vulgar double-entendre remarks against CM Joseph Vijay
In a dramatic development, a day after Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Udhaya Nidhi Stalin, who allegedly made very obscene un parliamentary comments on Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and actress Trisha, police arrested him. HC while hearing a bail petition directed the police do not take any coercive action till application is heard. Police team led by the joint commissioner of police Dr P Vijayakumar took Udayanidhi Stalin in a …
Udhayanidhi Stalin arrested for hurling sexual innuendos at Trisha Krishnan: How his remark fits a pattern of dragging women into Tamil Nadu's political battles
Tamil Nadu politics has a long track record of objectifying women from the camp of political opponents. In continuation of this opprobrious record, DMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin made a double-meaning remark against actress Trisha Krishnan while criticising CM C. Joseph Vijay on 3rd August 2026. The DMK leader is reported to have been arrested from his residence in connection with his defamatory remarks allegedly …
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