{
  "id": 121199,
  "title": "Udhayanidhi Stalin arrested LIVE updates: DMK calls arrest an 'act of revenge'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/udhayanidhi-stalin-arrested-live-updates-dmk-calls-arrest-an-act-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T08:39:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/udhayanidhi-stalin-arrest-trisha-comment-dmk-protests-tvk-vijay-tamil-nadu-politics-live-updates-august-4-2026/article71304357.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition and DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested on August 4, 2026, following a complaint lodged by a ruling TVK functionary alleging that he made misogynistic remarks at a public meeting in Thanjavur the previous day. The arrest sparked condemnation from the DMK youth wing, which accused the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government of resorting to \"cut-and-paste\" techniques to attribute words to Stalin that he had never uttered. Additionally, a petition challenging the arrest and seeking legal relief for Stalin has been filed before the Madras High Court.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Propriety in public discourse: On Udhayanidhi Stalin’s double entendre remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/propriety-in-public-discourse-on-udhayanidhi-stalins-double-entendre",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:15:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Udhayanidhi Stalin's first visuals since detention over Trisha remarks | Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/udhayanidhi-stalins-first-visuals-since-detention-over-trisha-remarks",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:19:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Viral video: Udhayanidhi Stalin ‘hides in toilet’; police keep waiting to detain him over remarks on Trisha Krishnan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/viral-video-udhayanidhi-stalin-hides-in-toilet-police-keep-waiting-to",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:50:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}