Chennai: Prior to DMK's Udhaynanidhi Stalin's arrest police officials held talks with his family and senior party leader Ma Subramanian on Tuesday, official sources said.
Despite a huge number of party workers gathering in front of Udhayanidhi's residence and raising slogans to condemn the police for working against their leader, senior police officials held talks.
They spoke to Udhayanidhi's wife Kiruthika Stalin and Subramanian and explained the reasons for the arrest, and the DMK top leader's family sought some time for him to appear before officials for executing the arrest.
DMK workers argued with police officials about the necessity and the reason for the arrest, and chaotic scenes emerged outside the residence and barricades were pushed away by cadres.
After arriving at Udhayanidhi Stalin's Neelankarai home for making the arrest, police waited for about an hour, sources said.
K N Nehru, P K Sekar Babu were among the former ministers present and raised slogans when police took Udhayanidhi away to Thanjavur in a van.
DMK cadres staged a protest and also resorted to road blockade across the state condemning the arrest. Cadres burnt effigies in a few places to vent out their anger against Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay for arresting their leader.
Promoting enmity, provocation with intent to cause riot, insult to woman's modesty, and criminal intimidation were among the nine sections invoked against Udhayanidhi.
Provisions under the TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act have also been invoked, sources added.
