‘Ready To Face Consequences’: Udhayanidhi Stalin After Arrest Over Remarks Against Trisha | Exclusive

Published 4 August 2026 · local

‘Ready To Face Consequences’: Udhayanidhi Stalin After Arrest Over Remarks Against Trisha | Exclusive Reported By, Last Updated: August 04, 2026, 11:30 IST Tamil Nadu

‘Ready To Face Consequences’: Udhayanidhi Stalin After Arrest Over Remarks Against Trisha | Exclusive Reported By, Last Updated: August 04, 2026, 11:30 IST Tamil Nadu Police arrested Udhayanidhi Stalin in Chennai for alleged objectionable remarks against actor Trisha. Stalin denied wrongdoing, ready to face consequences. File image of Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin and actress Trisha. (Source: PTI/X) High-voltage political drama unfolded in Chennai on Tuesday morning after Tamil Nadu Police arrested Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin from his residence over his alleged objectionable remarks against actor Trisha. Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18 shortly after his arrest, Stalin remained defiant, asserting that he had done nothing wrong and was prepared to face the legal consequences. “I am ready to face the consequences," he told CNN-News18. Rejecting the allegations against him, the DMK leader maintained that his remarks had been misconstrued. “Nothing I have said… I have said nothing about anybody," Udhayanidhi told CNN-News18. How The Controversy Erupted? The controversy erupted after Udhayanidhi, while addressing a protest rally over the Cauvery water dispute in Thanjavur on Monday, took a swipe at Chief Minister Joseph Vijay over the state’s water crisis.

During the speech, someone in the audience shouted “Trisha, Trisha." Udhayanidhi briefly paused his speech and then, with a smirk on his face, responded to the sloganeering with an offensive double entendre, triggering a political storm. ‘Vulgar, Offensive’: TVK Lodges Complaint With NCW Thalapathy Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has since approached the Commission for Women (NCW), seeking action against Udhayanidhi over the alleged remarks. In its complaint, the party described the comments as “deeply troubling and offensive" and urged the Commission to take cognisance of the incident. “Udhayanidhi Stalin resorted to offensive, double-meaning remarks and vulgar innuendos targeting a prominent female public figure, prompted by an audience chant," the complaint said. “Such language, delivered from a high-profile political platform, normalises the objectification and verbal harassment of women in public space," it added. The party has sought an “unconditional public apology" from Udhayanidhi, alleging he used “objectifying and vulgar rhetoric" against a woman. It has also demanded that the NCW issue a notice to the DMK leader and urged police to register a case against him for “outraging the modesty of women." DMK Calls Allegations ‘Politically Motivated’ The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday dismissed the criticism as a “politically motivated" attempt to divert attention from issues concerning farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta region.