The Chennai Police on Tuesday arrested Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for his purportedly derogatory remarks about Chief Minister Vijay and actor Trisha Krishnan, ANI reported. The former deputy chief minister was also booked under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act and the Information Technology Act. “Not even a drop of Cauvery water has been received,” Stalin said in a video widely shared on social media. As he criticised Vijay, Stalin’s speech was interrupted by supporters shouting “Trisha, Trisha”. pic.twitter.com/JUk7cpaTdG — ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2026The TVK and the Bharatiya Janata Party criticised Stalin’s remark on Monday, describing it as obscene .