Tamil Nadu Chief of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday reiterated that he had not made any double-meaning comment regarding Kollywood actor Trisha, two weeks after the controversy led to his temporary arrest and questioning.
Udhayanidhi stated he had merely remarked that “water ought to stream within the Cauvery” whereas addressing a protest in assist of farmers in Thanjavur. He maintained that he had neither named Trisha nor made any objectionable reference to her.
The comment had triggered a political storm after it was interpreted as a double entendre involving the actor.
Talking at a DMK occasion, Udhayanidhi recalled the events of August 2, when Tamil Nadu Police arrived at his Chennai residence and took him to Thanjavur for questioning.
UDHAYANIDHI RECALLS POLICE VISIT
Udhayanidhi stated he initially thought the police had come over the sharp political remarks he had made in the course of the protest.
“At 8 am, the police got here to my home. I used to be studying the newspaper and watching tv when my assistant instructed me, ‘The police have come from Thanjavur.’ I believed, ‘Okay, they’ve come to arrest me,’” he stated.
The DMK chief stated he instantly started recalling his speech from the day prior to this to know what might have prompted the police motion.
“I had known as him a ‘dummy Chief Minister’, described his authorities as shameless and accused it of abandoning farmers. However the police didn’t react to any of that,” Udhayanidhi stated.
Denying that his comment carried any double which means regarding Trisha, he added, “I solely stated that water ought to stream into the Cauvery. Nothing else crossed my thoughts.”
DMK LEADER ATTACKS VIJAY GOVERNMENT
Udhayanidhi additionally focused the Vijay-led TVK authorities, accusing it of arresting individuals on flimsy grounds.
“Arrested for standing, arrested for strolling, arrested for talking, arrested for posting on social media. This authorities is working like a horrible fascist authorities. It’s deeply insecure,” he stated.
Taking a swipe on the authorities, Udhayanidhi quipped that attorneys had been significantly busy because the TVK got here to energy.
“You, the authorized crew, have been very, very busy. Most of why you might be so busy,” he stated, once more describing the Vijay authorities as “fascist.”
UDHAYANIDHI MOCKS TVK MLAs
The Chief of Opposition within the Tamil Nadu Meeting additionally mocked the ruling TVK, calling all its MLAs “jokers”.
“A deck of playing cards normally has just one or two jokers. However on this group that got here to energy by corrupt means, all of them are jokers,” he stated.
Udhayanidhi claimed that most individuals didn’t know the names of the TVK legislators or the portfolios held by its ministers.
“We don’t even know who’s a minister and who’s an MLA. Do the individuals of Tamil Nadu know? No person does. Even when I point out their actual names, you’ll not recognise them. Individuals know them solely by their nicknames,” he stated.
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