The Chennai Police on Tuesday detained Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for his purportedly derogatory remarks about Chief Minister Vijay and actor Trisha Krishnan, ANI reported.A first information report was filed by a functionary of actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam against Stalin after the alleged comments made by the leader of the Opposition in the Assembly at a protest rally in Thanjavur on Monday.The complaint alleged that Stalin had made indecent remarks in the nature of double entendres, The Hindu reported.Based on the complaint, the police filed the case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to promoting enmity between groups, provocation with the intent to cause a riot, intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, words intended to insult the modesty of a woman, uttering obscene words in or near public places, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation.The former deputy chief minister was also booked under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act and the Information Technology Act.The protest on Monday was about the Cauvery water dispute.“Not even a drop of Cauvery water has been received,” Stalin said in a video widely shared on social media. “But has the chief minister opened his mouth about it? No. He is only concerned with filing false cases against the DMK.”As he criticised Vijay, Stalin’s speech was interrupted by supporters shouting “Trisha, Trisha”. Krishnan is Vijay’s former co-star.As the supporters continued shouting the slogans, Stalin allegedly made a remark that was seen by many social media users as an innuendo about Krishnan.#WATCH | DMK leader and LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin detained by Police from his Chennai residence, following an FIR against him over his alleged defamatory remarks against actor Trisha and CM Vijay. Slogans directed at actor Trisha were raised at his rally yesterday. pic.twitter.com/JUk7cpaTdG— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2026