CHENNAI, May 23 -- YouTuber "Savukku" Shankar was formally released from jail on Friday, days after the new Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam-led government in Tamil Nadu revoked his detention issued during the previous Dravida Munnetra Kazagham regime. While Shankar was booked and arrested in multiple cases over the years by the DMK government, he was last arrested on April 8 for jumping the interim medical bail granted in December 2025. The release order said: "The advisory board has expressed its unanimous opinion that there is no sufficient cause for the detention of A Shankar Alias 'Savukku' Shankar." Talking to reporters, Shankar said: "It is my wish that the coalition government formed by the TVK completes its 5 year governance and implement ...