Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Udhayanidhi Questioned at Sengipatti Station Over Cauvery Speech
There is a leader in India named Udhayanidhi Stalin.
He leads the opposition party in the state assembly, which means his party is not the one in power.
He spoke at a meeting of farmers who were upset about a river called the Cauvery.
Some people thought his speech was too strong.
The police wanted to ask him questions about what he said.
They took him to a police station called Sengipatti, about 20 kilometers from the city of Thanjavur.
Many people from his party, the DMK, had gathered near another police station.
Because the crowd made the situation tense, the police changed their plan.
Udhayanidhi went into the Sengipatti station at 6:45 in the evening to answer their questions.
Udhayanidhi Stalin, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, was questioned by Thanjavur police at Sengipatti police station on Tuesday evening.
The enquiry concerns his controversial speech at a farmers' agitation in Thanjavur on the Cauvery issue held on Monday.
Udhayanidhi arrived in a police van and entered the police station at 6.45 pm.
Police changed their plan to bring him to Thanjavur south police station due to a huge crowd of DMK cadre and a tense situation nearby.
Sengipatti police station is located about 20 km from Thanjavur.
- Who
- Udhayanidhi Stalin, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly
- What
- Questioned by Thanjavur police about his controversial speech at a farmers' agitation on the Cauvery issue
- When
- Tuesday evening (he entered the station at 6.45 pm); the speech was made on Monday
- Where
- Sengipatti police station, 20 km from Thanjavur
- Why
- Because his speech at the farmers' agitation on the Cauvery issue in Thanjavur was deemed controversial
- Person questioned
- Udhayanidhi Stalin
- Role
- Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly
- Reason for enquiry
- Controversial speech at a farmers' agitation on the Cauvery issue
- Place of enquiry
- Sengipatti police station, 20 km from Thanjavur
- Time of enquiry
- Tuesday evening; entered station at 6.45 pm
- Original plan
- Thanjavur south police station, changed due to crowd of DMK cadre and tense situation
- Speech date
- Monday
- Speech location
- Thanjavur