Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested at his Chennai residence at 10 a.m., transported to Thanjavur for questioning on charges of insulting a woman's modesty, obscenity, and criminal intimidation, and released on station bail around 8 p.m. the same day. DMK cadres staged protests in multiple districts that were met with police detentions. Both Hindustan Times and The Hindu reported the events, though the sources share a left-center orientation.