The court had ordered the police to release Udhayanidhi after completing the inquiry on Tuesday itself. Acting on the direction, police questioned him for around one-and-a-half hours at the Sengipatti Police Station in Thanjavur district

DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested over an alleged double-meaning remark said to allude to actor Trisha. The arrest triggered protests across Tamil Nadu, while the party moved the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail.