{"id":8475,"date":"2026-08-04T07:43:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8475"},"modified":"2026-08-04T07:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:43:38","slug":"promoting-enmity-provoking-riot-what-are-the-9-charges-against-udhayanidhi-stalin-over-trisha-remarks-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8475","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Promoting enmity, provoking riot&#8217;: What are the 9 charges against Udhayanidhi Stalin over Trisha remarks | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132851852,imgsize-629720,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/udhayanidhi.jpg\" alt=\"'Promoting enmity, provoking riot': What are the 9 charges against Udhayanidhi Stalin over Trisha remarks\" title=\"Police detained Udhayanidhi from his Chennai residence on Tuesday morning before taking him to Thanjavur\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Police detained Udhayanidhi from his Chennai residence on Tuesday morning before taking him to Thanjavur\">Police detained Udhayanidhi from his Chennai residence on Tuesday morning before taking him to Thanjavur<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister and leader of the opposition <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/udhayanidhi-stalin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Udhayanidhi Stalin<\/a> has been booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act over his alleged &#8220;double-meaning&#8221; remarks linked to actor Trisha at a public meeting in Thanjavur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The case was registered after the women&#8217;s wing of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) filed a complaint at the Thanjavur East Police Station, alleging that Udhayanidhi made derogatory comments that insulted the modesty of the actor and demeaned women.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Police detained Udhayanidhi from his Chennai residence on Tuesday morning before taking him to Thanjavur. Reacting to the action, the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dmk\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMK<\/a> leader dismissed it as a &#8220;comedy&#8221; and denied making any offensive remarks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;They have propagated fake news by using &#8216;cut, copy, paste&#8217; to claim I said something I never said. I am not the kind of person to be intimidated by all this. I will face it legally,&#8221; he told reporters following his detention.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The controversy stems from a speech on the Cauvery water dispute in Thanjavur on Monday. During the address, sections of the crowd repeatedly chanted &#8220;Trisha, Trisha&#8221;. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">According to the complaint, police have booked Udhayanidhi under the following provisions, as reported by ANI:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"21\">\n<ol>\n<li>Section 196, BNS \u2013 Promoting enmity between groups.<\/li>\n<li> Section 192, BNS \u2013 Provoking a riot.<\/li>\n<li> Section 352, BNS \u2013 Intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace.<\/li>\n<li> Section 79, BNS \u2013 Insulting the modesty of a woman.<\/li>\n<li> Section 296(b), BNS \u2013 Using obscene words in a public place.<\/li>\n<li> Section 61, BNS \u2013 Criminal conspiracy.<\/li>\n<li> Section 351(2), BNS \u2013 Criminal intimidation.<\/li>\n<li> Section 4, Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 2002 \u2013 Harassment of women.<\/li>\n<li> Section 67, Information Technology Act \u2013 Publishing or transmitting allegedly objectionable material electronically.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The detention triggered protests by DMK workers across Tamil Nadu, with reports of road blockades in several districts. DMK president MK Stalin convened an emergency meeting of party leaders ahead of the Assembly session, while party sources said the Madras High Court had been approached for anticipatory bail.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Meanwhile, TVK has also escalated the matter by filing a complaint with the National Commission for Women, seeking action against Udhayanidhi and demanding an unconditional public apology. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/promoting-enmity-provoking-riot-what-are-the-9-charges-against-udhayanidhi-stalin-over-trisha-remarks\/articleshow\/132851772.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police detained Udhayanidhi from his Chennai residence on Tuesday morning before taking him to Thanjavur NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister and leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has been booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women 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