DMK leader and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has been booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology (IT) Act and the Women Harassment Prohibition Act over his alleged remarks made during a public meeting in Thanjavur.
According to the details displayed in the complaint, the Thanjavur East Police have registered a case against Udhayanidhi under Sections 196, 352, 79, 296(b), 61 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
In addition, he has also been booked under Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, which deals with the publication or transmission of obscene material in electronic form.
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The case relates to remarks allegedly made by Udhayanidhi Stalin during a DMK protest in Thanjavur.
Addressing the gathering, Udhayanidhi criticised Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, saying:
“… but today not one drop of water has come. Is the chief minister of the state opening his mouth about this? Has he said anything about this? He is not speaking. What is his only worry? When it comes to the DMK, his only worry is to think about what false case against us. Whether water comes to us or not, it must reach ‘there’. I was talking about Cauvery water.”
As he was making the remarks, sections of the crowd began chanting “Trisha, Trisha,” in an apparent reference to actor Trisha. After the chants, Udhayanidhi smiled before adding, “I was talking about Cauvery water,” and continued with his speech.
The video of the speech quickly went viral on social media, with TVK supporters alleging that the remark was a double-meaning statement directed at both Chief Minister Vijay and the actor.
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