New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Political chaos erupted in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday after police arrested Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Udhayanidhi Stalin at his Chennai residence, a day after he allegedly made derogatory remarks involving actor Trisha Krishnan and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.

The controversy during a Cauvery protest has snowballed into a major political flashpoint in Tamil Nadu, with rival parties launching sharp attacks and demanding action against him. While the DMK has defended Stalin, insisting his remarks were taken out of context, the BJP and Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) have accused him of making an objectionable double entendre directed at actor Trisha Krishnan, intensif...