NEW DELHI: DMK chief Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday reacted strongly to his detention over an alleged “distasteful double-meaning comment” made throughout a protest in opposition to the Vijay-led authorities in Tamil Nadu. The comment was made in response to the general public chant of an actress’s identify at a gathering in Thanjavur.Udhayanidhi, himself an actor-turned-politician, claimed that the video of his speech being circulated was “doctored” and stated he would problem the matter legally.Calling it a “solid case,” the chief of the opposition alleged that the Vijay-led TVK authorities has been submitting false instances in opposition to DMK MLAs and fascinating in horse-trading ever because it got here to energy.After being detained and brought into police custody, he instructed reporters, “Did I say something fallacious? Let the courtroom resolve.”Udhayanidhi additionally added, “I didn’t identify anyone and I didn’t communicate in dangerous style. I’m able to face the implications and I’m not afraid of arrest.”Following Udhayanidhi Stalin’s detention in Chennai, DMK cadres staged protests in Pudukkottai, condemning the police motion.The political drama unfolded after Udhayanidhi led a protest in Thanjavur in opposition to the ruling TVK authorities’s dealing with of the Cauvery water-sharing dispute and Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam challenge.Throughout his deal with, Udhayanidhi launched a pointy assault on Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay, accusing him of exhibiting little real curiosity in resolving the Cauvery water-sharing dispute or defending farmers’ pursuits.“The chief minister’s solely concern is registering false instances in opposition to the DMK,” he stated.
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At that time, a bit of DMK supporters started chanting the identify of a Tamil actress, apparently suggesting that Vijay’s priorities lay elsewhere. Udhayanidhi paused, smiled, and stated, “The water ought to come there, regardless of the place it’s supposed to return from.”As the group responded with cheers and laughter, he added, “No. I used to be referring solely to the Cauvery,” triggering one other spherical of applause and laughter.The remarks shortly went viral on social media, drawing sharp criticism from political opponents. In a put up on X, BJP chief and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that resorting to “vulgar double meanings” below the guise of criticising the chief minister must be condemned by everybody, no matter political affiliation.
