Udhayanidhi Stalin: ‘I’m Kalaignar’s grandson, M K Stalin’s son’: Udhayanidhi hits back after release, shares photo | India News
NEW DELHI: Senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday hit out at the ruling TVK government after being released from police custody, saying he was not intimidated by his arrest and would continue to fight for farmers and the people.Sharing a photograph with his father and former chief minister M K Stalin on X, Udhayanidhi invoked his political lineage and accused the government of trying to suppress the opposition.“I am the grandson of Kalaignar and the son of M K Stalin. I am a cadre of the DMK. We do not fear these tactics. If it means getting arrested while fighting for farmers, not just once – I will get arrested even 100 times. Your repression will never stop our service to the people for even a single day!” he wrote.
‘I’m M K Stalin’s son’: Udhayanidhi shares photo with father after release
Udhayanidhi was briefly arrested on Tuesday morning, a day after his remarks during a protest in Thanjavur over the Cauvery water dispute with Karnataka sparked a political controversy. During his speech, he was interrupted by chants of “Trisha, Trisha” from the audience. The ruling TVK alleged that his response carried a vulgar double meaning and accused him of lowering the standards of political discourse and insulting the dignity of women.After being questioned by the police, Udhayanidhi was released later in the day.Targeting the TVK government after his release, he alleged that the action against him was aimed at diverting attention from farmers’ issues.“The #SofaModel government, which is incapable of wiping away the sorrows of farmers, has arrested me to divert attention from the issues. Using the ruling party’s Abusive warriors, they spread defamation against me claiming that I used unnecessary words during the Thanjavur protest. They registered false cases, thinking they could harass me by dragging me from Chennai to Thanjavur, and tried to satisfy someone,” he said.“Even after arresting me, I looked at the media and said that I view this arrest as a comedy, and only then came along. I did not run away in fear after seeing the police,” he added.Udhayanidhi also referred to the Karur stampede in which 41 people died, accusing the chief minister of avoiding accountability.“The whole country knows that today’s Chief Minister, even when 41 people died in Karur, without meeting their families and without facing the media, fled head over heels in fear that he might be arrested.”“Even after so many lives were lost in Karur – this is the same person who went to Malaysia within the next one month for a film promotion and danced around. The Chief Minister may fear arrest if he wants. I am not afraid of any of that,” he said.
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The DMK leader also thanked party workers, alliance partners and other political leaders who condemned his arrest and participated in protests demanding his release.“I express my gratitude to the leaders of various political parties, including friendly movements, who condemned my arrest, and to the party comrades across Tamil Nadu who showed unity in support of me,” he said.
