Trichy: I did not speak about the Cauvery issue in a double meaning. I spoke only in one meaning, said Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi.
He was released after questioning at the Sengipatti police station in Thanjavur district, and while on the way to Chennai, he told reporters at Trichy airport last night: At the protest held in Thanjavur in support of farmers on behalf of the DMK, I spoke only about the betrayals committed against farmers by this government. They do not have the courage or strength to speak against Karnataka, which refuses to provide water. Therefore, the Chief Minister must answer all this.
We have been saddled with a dummy leader who is incapable of answering any question we ask. Leaving all that aside, they have “cut, copied, and pasted” something I did not say and added a few things. The policy of this government itself is a tactic to divert attention.
They twisted and spread something I did not say. The police came to arrest me. I also extended full cooperation. In court, the government lawyer said there was no intention to arrest, and that they were taking me for questioning. The police did not act properly.
I do not have even the slightest intention of thinking wrongly, hurting anyone, or speaking disrespectfully about women. My family did not raise me that way.
I am married and have a wife, a daughter, and a younger sister. I consider every mother in Tamil Nadu as my mother and every woman as my sister. They tried to intimidate me by filing a false case. I am not someone who will be afraid of that.
Some leaders have criticized me, saying that I spoke wrongly without looking into or examining what I said. That saddens me. I am not afraid of being arrested. I did not speak in double meanings. I spoke only in one meaning. I will continue to speak. The people will surely give this government an answer. He said this.
