Visuals Showed Police Escorting Him Into a Vehicle

Visuals showed police escorting him into a vehicle. The detention came a day after he addressed a public meeting in Thanjavur on the Cauvery water issue, where a section of the crowd chanted "Trisha, Trisha, prompting a response from Stalin. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) alleged the comment was offensive, while the DMK denied it, saying he was referring to the Cauvery issue.

TVK MLA Rhevanth Charan called the remark "disgusting and said it reflected the DMK's political culture. MDMK's Durai Vaiko condemned the comment, saying the event should have focused on Cauvery and farmers' concerns. An FIR was registered against Stalin following the controversy.