The Chennai High Court on Tuesday ordered that Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin be released today itself.
During the DMK protest, the Thanjavur police registered a case under nine sections against Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, for allegedly making defamatory remarks about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and women.
Police who went to Udhayanidhi’s residence in Neelankarai, Chennai, this morning arrested him and took him to Thanjavur.
Meanwhile, an urgent petition was filed in the Madras High Court seeking an order to prevent the arrest of Udhayanidhi Stalin.
This petition came up for hearing today afternoon before Judge G.K. Ilanthiraiyan.
The lawyer appearing for Udhayanidhi said, “No defamatory remarks were made about the Chief Minister or any film personalities. No comments were made in a way that diminishes women’s dignity. The campaign is being distorted and spread for political reasons. With the Legislative Assembly set to convene tomorrow, the Leader of the Opposition has been deliberately arrested,” it was stated.
Tamil Nadu government counsel Vijay Narayan said, “There is no intention to keep Udhayanidhi Stalin in custody. Udhayanidhi Stalin will be taken to Thanjavur, questioned, and then released on station bail.”
Following this, Judge G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, who accepted the government side’s argument, ordered that the inquiry be completed by tonight and that Udhayanidhi Stalin be released today itself.
The judge also ordered that Udhayanidhi Stalin must fully cooperate with the police investigation, and then closed the case.
