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Should an offensive remark against a Chief Minister's friend get you arrested? Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's police today arrested the state's leader of opposition, Uday Nidhi Stalin, for allegedly making a vulgar joke referring to the Chief Minister's friend, Trisha Krishnan. Now, while the Madras High Court has ordered the release of Uday Nidhi Stalin, this case has become a big controversy, with the Congress and the BJP too condemning Uday Nidhi's comments. But beyond the politics, let me tell you just the facts, what actually happened and what Udainidhi Stalin really said. So on Monday, Udainidhi was delivering a speech at a DMK rally about Tamil Nadu's Kaveri water dispute with Karnataka. He was saying that CM Vijay's TVK government has failed in getting water supply of the Kaveri river from Karnataka. Stalin Jr. said that CM Vijay is completely silent on this issue and then he added that the only concern for the Chief Minister is how to file cases against the DMK. But while Stalin Jr. was talking about the Chief Minister's only concern, the crowd started chanting actor Trisha's name. Udainidhi Stalin Stalin was then seen smiling and here's the literal translation of what he said in Tamil next. Whether water comes anywhere else or not, it must come there. The crowd cheered and then Uday Nidhi Stalin attempted to clarify that he was talking about the Kaviri river. Now let me tell you both sides of this story. Many have interpreted this comment as a double meaning vulgar comment against the female actor Critics say that Uday Nidhi dragged Trisha into political speech insulting a woman for her friendship with the chief minister Because even if the remarks were not intended to convey the vulgar meaning critics question why a woman who not even a part of the Tamil Nadu government was dragged into this speech for a relationship that is a personal matter of her and the chief minister. But on the other side, Uday Nidhi was seen smiling while being arrested. He has questioned what's wrong in what he said. He added that he didn't even take Trisha's name and he was only talking about the Kaveri river. The only name he took was of Chief Minister Vijay. And we have also watched the video carefully and it was indeed only the crowd that took Trisha's name and not Uda Nidhi. But at the end, regardless of which side here you agree with, there's one fundamental question we should all ask. Even if the vulgar interpretation of Uda Nidhi's comment is actually what he intended to say, does it merit an arrest? Because the charges filed against him for this comment include not just outraging the modesty of a woman, but also serious charges like provoking riots, promoting enmity between groups, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation. For a chief minister that was seen as a youth leader who will usher in a new era of politics, doesn't this arrest show the TVK Congress government also indulging in the same misuse of police power that they accused the BJP of doing? And arguably all to settle personal and political scores. Tell us what you think about this in the comments and follow Peak TV for more such honest, unbiased journalism every day.