Hours after being released following his arrest over an alleged derogatory remark against an actress, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a scathing attack on the state government, accusing it of weaponising the state machinery to manufacture controversies. In a post on X, the Leader of the Opposition also targeted Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, alleging that the legal action against him was a deliberate attempt to divert attention from the government's administrative failures.

Hours after being released following his arrest over an alleged derogatory remark against an actress, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a scathing attack on the state government, accusing it of weaponising the state machinery to manufacture controversies. In a post on X, the Leader of the Opposition also targeted Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, alleging that the legal action against him was a deliberate attempt to divert attention from the government's administrative failures.

Hours after being released following his arrest over an alleged derogatory remark against an actress, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a scathing attack on the state government, accusing it of weaponising the state machinery to manufacture controversies. In a post on X, the Leader of the Opposition also targeted Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, alleging that the legal action against him was a deliberate attempt to divert attention from the government's administrative failures.

Hours after being released following his arrest over an alleged derogatory remark against an actress, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a scathing attack on the state government, accusing it of weaponising the state machinery to manufacture controversies.

In a post on X, the Leader of the Opposition also targeted Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, alleging that the legal action against him was a deliberate attempt to divert attention from the government's administrative failures.

"The SofaModel government, incapable of alleviating the farmers' distress, has arrested me merely to divert attention from the real issues. They used the ruling party's 'abusive warriors' to spread slander against me, claiming I used inappropriate language during the protest in Thanjavur," Udhayanidhi wrote.

The DMK leader was arrested at his Chennai residence over an alleged "double-meaning" remark that was claimed to have insulted actor Trisha. He was escorted to Thanjavur, where a case was registered against him, and was later released on station bail after about an hour of questioning.

Describing the episode as a "farce", Udhayanidhi said he would continue to speak out against what he called the government's persecution of the farming community.

"The chief minister might fear arrest, but I do not. I am Kalaignar's grandson and the son of Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin. If it means getting arrested for fighting for farmers, I am ready to face arrest not just once, but a hundred times over," he said.

The DMK leader also accused Chief Minister Vijay of abandoning his responsibilities after the Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives.

"The entire nation knows how the current Chief Minister, when 41 people died in Karur, fled in a panic, fearing arrest, without even visiting the victims' families or facing the media. Even after so many lives were lost in Karur, he went to Malaysia just a month later to dance for a film promotion," Udhayanidhi alleged.

Earlier, shortly after his release, Udhayanidhi claimed he had been treated "like a terrorist". Rejecting the allegation against him as "false", he insisted that his remarks had only one meaning and were intended to demand the release of Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu.

"They cut, copied, and pasted my speech to claim I spoke inappropriately. Some have accused me of using double meaning. I spoke with only a single meaning: the farmers need water. I have absolutely no intention of disrespecting women. I view every mother and sister in Tamil Nadu as my own family," he said.

Udhayanidhi made the allegedly offensive remark during a DMK protest in support of farmers. According to him, his speech focused entirely on the state government's alleged failure to secure Tamil Nadu's rightful share of Cauvery water from Karnataka.

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